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The UK announced new sanctions Friday against Russia directed at three units of the Russian military intelligence agency “GRU” and 18 military intelligence officers “responsible for spreading chaos and disorder on Putin’s orders” and malicious cyber activity over many years, according to local media.
According to the UK, GRU “routinely uses cyber and information operations to sow chaos, division and disorder in Ukraine and across the world with devastating real-world consequences. ” The UK cited the targeting of communication infrastructure, which was partially attacked on the eve of the 2022 invasion, to limit Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.
The UK sanctioned GRU Unit 26165, which assisted with targeting for the deliberate bombing of the Mariupol Theater used as a bomb shelter on March 16, 2022, resulting in the murders of around 600 civilians, including children. On either side of the theater, “CHILDREN” was written on the ground in Russian, with letters large enough to be visible by satellites. Both the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and Amnesty International identified the attack as a war crime.
The UK’s sanctions also affect GRU military intelligence officers responsible for the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with the deadly Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018, as well as those responsible for targeting Yulia Skripal’s device with malicious malware
Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated: “The Kremlin should be in no doubt: we see what they are trying to do in the shadows and we won’t tolerate it. That’s why we’re taking decisive action with sanctions against Russian spies. Protecting the UK from harm is fundamental to this government’s Plan for Change.”
The UK focused its attention on Putin’s actions beyond Europe by sanctioning three leaders of “African Initiative,” which is “a social media content mill established and funded by Russia and employing Russian intelligence officers to conduct information operations in West Africa.” According to the UK, the initiative attempts to undermine lifesaving global initiatives in the region and to further the Kremlin’s political agenda.
The EU also implemented the previously announced 18th sanctions package, identifying it to be one of the “strongest” packages. Sanctions are placed onto “14 individuals and 41 entities responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, bringing the total number of individual listings to over 2 500.” Additionally, the EU placed sanctions on an individual involved in Russia’s “military education” of Ukrainian children, an individual “responsible for manipulating Ukrainian cultural heritage,” a leading Russian businessperson, and a prominent Russian propagandist.
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According to the UK, GRU “routinely uses cyber and information operations to sow chaos, division and disorder in Ukraine and across the world with devastating real-world consequences. ” The UK cited the targeting of communication infrastructure, which was partially attacked on the eve of the 2022 invasion, to limit Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.
The UK sanctioned GRU Unit 26165, which assisted with targeting for the deliberate bombing of the Mariupol Theater used as a bomb shelter on March 16, 2022, resulting in the murders of around 600 civilians, including children. On either side of the theater, “CHILDREN” was written on the ground in Russian, with letters large enough to be visible by satellites. Both the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights and Amnesty International identified the attack as a war crime.
The UK’s sanctions also affect GRU military intelligence officers responsible for the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with the deadly Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018, as well as those responsible for targeting Yulia Skripal’s device with malicious malware
Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated: “The Kremlin should be in no doubt: we see what they are trying to do in the shadows and we won’t tolerate it. That’s why we’re taking decisive action with sanctions against Russian spies. Protecting the UK from harm is fundamental to this government’s Plan for Change.”
The UK focused its attention on Putin’s actions beyond Europe by sanctioning three leaders of “African Initiative,” which is “a social media content mill established and funded by Russia and employing Russian intelligence officers to conduct information operations in West Africa.” According to the UK, the initiative attempts to undermine lifesaving global initiatives in the region and to further the Kremlin’s political agenda.
The EU also implemented the previously announced 18th sanctions package, identifying it to be one of the “strongest” packages. Sanctions are placed onto “14 individuals and 41 entities responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, bringing the total number of individual listings to over 2 500.” Additionally, the EU placed sanctions on an individual involved in Russia’s “military education” of Ukrainian children, an individual “responsible for manipulating Ukrainian cultural heritage,” a leading Russian businessperson, and a prominent Russian propagandist.
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