UK imposes 38 new sanctions targeting Russia’s war effort, including oil companies, shadow fleet vessels, crypto exchanges linked to sanctions evasion and military suppliers

The measures target Russian oil companies Zarubezhneft and INK Capital, bringing more than 90% of Russia’s total oil production capacity within the scope of UK sanctions. A further 12 shadow fleet tankers were sanctioned, taking the total number of designated vessels to more than 600.
Three crypto exchanges and two payment platforms were also targeted over suspected sanctions circumvention, including links to the A7 illicit finance…