Ukraine synchronizes its sanctions against Russia with UK

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the corresponding decrees putting into effect the decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine regarding the introduction of sanctions.

As part of synchronizing sanctions with the UK and the US, Ukraine has imposed restrictive measures on 47 individuals and 81 legal entities that supply electronics to Russia, extract coal in temporarily occupied territories, carry out repair work in mines, and are involved in the operation of Russia’s shadow fleet.

In particular, this includes companies already under US sanctions: one of Russia’s largest coal suppliers, Stroyservice, and the Russian coal mining and processing company Rossiyskaya energiya (Russian Energy).

The Office of the President noted that Ukraine consistently synchronizes partner sanctions and continues working to ensure that Ukrainian sanctions measures are aligned with those in allied jurisdictions.

Additionally, Ukraine imposed sanctions on 37 individuals and 35 legal entities involved in supplying and implementing IT solutions for Russia’s defense industry, participating in the supply, development, production, and maintenance of electronic warfare systems, telecommunications, electronic components, and equipment for Russia’s defense industry and security forces, and connected to the supply of imported equipment and components in violation of sanctions.

Specifically, these include:

• Sitronics KT, which develops comprehensive IT solutions for Russia’s defense industry;

• SINTO, an IT solutions provider and one of Russia’s largest system integrators;

• Baltinfocom, a computer and software manufacturer cooperating with Russian security forces;

• the Bee Pitron group of companies, which technically re-equips Russian military enterprises;

• Tochnaya Mekhanika, a Belarusian manufacturer of parts and equipment for Russia’s aviation, automotive, and space industries.

Comment from the sanctions commissioner

According to sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk, this year, Ukraine has fully (100%) synchronized its sanctions with the UK. This covers 47 individuals and 81 legal entities.

Among them are:

• Those helping Russia evade sanctions, including UK citizen John Michael Ormerod, who was involved in acquiring ships for Russia’s shadow fleet;

• Russian companies registered in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine that conduct extraction there (notably Stroyservic, one of Russia’s largest coal suppliers);

• Individuals connected to the use of chemical weapons;

• Eyub Etibar and Mandatly Anar, affiliated with energy companies CORAL ENERGY (now 2RIVERS GROUP), NORD AXIS, and BX ENERGY, who have actively assisted Russia in transporting oil since February 24, 2022.

Vlasiuk emphasized that these sanctions are aimed at increasing pressure on Russia’s military economy. Synchronizing sanctions is key to preventing their circumvention.

Sanctions against Russia

Recently, Ukraine fully synchronized the sanctions that Canada introduced this year against 139 individuals and legal entities supporting Russia’s war. Among them are relatives of the Kremlin’s leader.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also signed two decrees imposing sanctions on foreign sponsors of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Earlier, Zelenskyy signed decrees introducing new personal and sectoral sanctions against 35 individuals and legal entities connected to the state corporation Rosatom and Russian energy companies.