LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sanctioned Georgia-linked supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine on Friday in what the government said was a move designed to pressure Russia’s international network of backers. Two oil tankers were also sanctioned for transporting Russian oil to the Georgian port of Batumi, the government said in […]
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UK sanctions Georgia-linked supporters of Putin over war in Ukraine
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sanctioned Georgia-linked supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine on Friday in what the government said was a move designed to pressure Russia’s international network of backers.
Two oil tankers were also sanctioned for transporting Russian oil to the Georgian port of Batumi, the government said in a statement, adding that the ships would now be barred from entering British ports and refused access to the UK Ship Register.
(Reporting by Sarah Young; writing by Muvija M; editing by William James)