UK sanctions two residents accused of sending tech to Russia

LONDON, June 17 (KUNA) -- Britain announced new sanctions on people and groups it said were linked to Russian finance, energy and military operations on Tuesday, including two UK residents it accused of sending high-end electronics to Moscow for the war in Ukraine.
The two, a Ukrainian and a Polish national living in Britain, had operated "a shadowy network of shell companies" to funnel more than USD 120 million of technology to Russia, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said.
Six entities had been added to the sanctions list, it added, as well as 20 ships from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet," vessels that Western powers say are being used to help Russia evade price caps and other limits on its crude oil.
Britain imposed sanctions on two companies it accused of crewing and managing the vessels.
The penalties would also target the Russian GUGI military agency responsible for underwater intelligence, a move that would protect Britain's subsea infrastructure from attack, Starmer's office added. (end) nbs.mb