Britain imposed sanctions against the former head of the Moscow office of UBS

Under the new British sanctions fell, including Iranian and Belarusian individuals and companies. London promised to maintain restrictions until Moscow pays compensation

The UK imposed sanctions against the former HEAD of the Moscow office of the Swiss UBS Anselm Schmukki, the head of the Moscow office of the Swiss DuLac Capital Ashot Mkrtychev. The full list is published on the website of the British government.

Restrictive measures were also introduced against Iran on charges of supporting the military operation in Ukraine (in particular, units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps engaged in development and aerospace technologies fell under the sanctions) and six defense companies of Belarus (among others, the list mentions the Orsha Aircraft Repair factory").

Mkrtychev has already been on the US sanctions list since March. it was introduced there with the wording "for attempts to directly or indirectly import, EXPORT or re-export to or from the DPRK any weapons or related materiel." His task was to organize the transfer to RUSSIA of "more than two dozen types of weapons and ammunition in exchange for various materials, including aircraft, raw materials and goods that were to be sent to the DPRK," the US Treasury said .

The British authorities have promised to keep the sanctions in place until Russia pays compensation to Ukraine. "Ukraine's needs for reconstruction are enormous and will remain so," said British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley.

The Russian side considers the Western sanctions ineffective and asks them to be lifted. According to President Vladimir Putin, the restrictions will remain for a long time, and in the medium term they may affect the Russian economy. Tehran and Pyongyang denied accusations of helping the Russian army in the conflict in Ukraine, Moscow also called unsubstantiated accusations about the supply of military products from these countries to Russia.