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Britain has adopted the largest recent package of sanctions against a number of individuals and legal entities for their "work for the needs of the Russian army."
Sanctions decisions apply to 25 business entities with jurisdiction in Iran, Turkey, Belarus, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UAE. British Foreign Minister James Cleverley said that the main purpose of these measures is to restrict Russia's access to foreign military equipment.
As reported in the publication SavunmaSanayiST, the sanctions affected two Turkish companies for their participation in the export to the Russian Federation of microelectronics necessary for conducting military operations in Ukraine. Allegedly, Azu International was established in March 2022 as a wholesaler of IT products and a week after its foundation began to supply computer components to Russia, which it exported from the USA. Turkik Unioin was also created after the start of its own and was used for similar purposes.
Sanctions were imposed against the Dubai-based company Aeromotus Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Trading LLC (for its role in the supply of UAVs and components for them to the Russian Federation), Slovak citizen Ashot Mkrtychev (for allegedly participating in an attempt to conclude a military deal between the DPRK and Russia) and other entities.
The reaction of official Ankara to these sanctions has not yet been reported.