The international sanctions coalition continues its efforts to counter Russia’s circumvention tactics to acquire materials and financing for its military machine.

The US imposed sanctions on two Chinese entities involved in the production of UAVs in collaboration with Russian state-owned weapons companies. The UK adopted new sanctions against 18 Russian oil tankers and 4 liquified natural gas tankers, marking the largest sanctions action by the UK to date against Russia’s shadow fleet.

The EU expanded its sanctions regime against Iran for supplying drones and ballistic missiles to Russia targeting seven senior government officials and company directors and seven entities. The entities included three Iranian airlines, two procurement firms, and two companies involved in the production of propellant to launch the rockets.

The EU also introduced a new sanctions framework to counter hybrid threats, such as the undermining electoral processes and the functioning of democratic institutions; threats against and sabotage of economic activities, services of public interest or critical infrastructure; the use of coordinated disinformation, foreign information manipulation and interference; malicious cyber activities, the instrumentalisation of migrants, and other destabilising activities.