Sanctions Tracker – Round-up Of Recent UK Sanctions Developments

In this post, we summarise recent developments regarding the UK sanctions imposed on Russia.

New asset freeze designations

On 19 May, the UK announced the addition of 86 further entries to its asset freeze list. The targeted individuals and entities include:

• individuals and entities said to be connected to the theft and resale of Ukrainian grain;
• companies connected to Rosatom, which produce advanced materials and technology;
• individuals and entities connected to metals production in Russia;
• individuals and entities connected to transport services, including six major shipping companies;
• executives of defence companies and certain entities operating in the defence industry; and