- Russian Children’s Rights
Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova sanctioned for the forced
transfer and adoption of Ukrainian children
- Patriarch Kirill, head of Russian
Orthodox Church also sanctioned for his prominent support of
Russian military aggression in Ukraine
- Sanctions also target Putin’s
allies, military commanders and Russian and Myanmar
arms dealers
The UK has today (Thursday 16 June) announced a new wave of
sanctions for the barbaric treatment of children in Ukraine.
The measures include the sanctioning of Russian Children’s Rights
Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for her alleged involvement in
the forced transfer and adoption of Ukrainian children.
Lvova-Belova has been accused of enabling 2,000 vulnerable
children being violently taken from the Luhansk and Donetsk
regions and orchestrating a new policy to facilitate their forced
adoptions in Russia.
Foreign Secretary said:
“Today we are targeting the enablers and perpetrators of
Putin’s war who have brought untold suffering to Ukraine,
including the forced transfer and adoption of children.
“We will not tire of defending freedom and democracy, and
keeping up the pressure on Putin, until Ukraine succeeds.”
Putin’s allies continue to choose to turn a blind eye to alleged
war crimes and support his bloody offensive.
Today’s sanctions also hit:
- Patriarch Kirill, the head of the
Russian Orthodox Church, sanctioned for his support and
endorsement for Putin’s war
- Sergey Savostyanov, the deputy of
the Moscow city Duma and member of Putin’s political elite,
sanctioned for publicly supporting Putin’s war in Ukraine
- Alexey Isaykin, President and Board Member of Volga-Dnepr
Group, a Russian transport company with significant air
operations that is contracted by the Russian Government to create
air bridges that carry critical goods
Four Military Colonels from the 64th Separate
Motorised Rifle Brigade, a unit known to have killed, raped, and
tortured civilians in Bucha, have also been sanctioned for the
Brigade’s role in Ukraine.
Members of the so-called ‘Salvation Committee for Peace and
Order’ - an organisation collaborating with the Russian army to
support the occupation of the Kherson Oblast, have also been
sanctioned.
Putin’s aggression reaches beyond Ukraine, with Russian exports
fuelling conflict across the globe. New sanctions today hit
organisations responsible for supplying aircraft parts to the
Myanmar Armed Forces.
These new sanctions will limit Myanmar’s military Junta – who are
heavily reliant on Russian air assets – and cut Putin off from
profiting from sales that fund his war machine. This comes after
Amnesty International’s report ‘Bullets Rained from the Sky’ -
exposing the role of Russian arms in Myanmar.
ENDS
Background
Asset freeze
An asset freeze prevents any UK citizen, or any business in the
UK, from dealing with any funds or economic resources which are
owned, held or controlled by the designated person. UK financial
sanctions apply to all persons within the territory and
territorial sea of the UK and to all UK persons, wherever they
are in the world. It also prevents funds or economic resources
being provided to or for the benefit of the designated person.
Travel ban
A travel ban means that the designated person must be refused
leave to enter or to remain in the United Kingdom, providing the
individual is an excluded person under section 8B of the
Immigration Act 1971.
Transport sanctions
Recently introduced powers make it a criminal offence for any
Russian aircraft to fly or land in the UK, and give the
government powers to remove aircraft belonging to designated
Russian individuals and entities from the UK aircraft register,
even if the sanctioned individual is not on board. Russian ships
are also banned from UK ports.
Notable Individuals
- Maria Alekseevna Lvova-Belova is
the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights under the
President of the Russian Federation. In her role as Commissioner
for Children’s Rights she is responsible for undermining and
threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and
independence of Ukraine. Specifically, the Ukrainian Foreign
Ministry has accused her of orchestrating the forced abduction
and adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia.
- Vladimir Mikhailovich, Patriarch
Kirill, a long-time ally of President Putin, has become one of
the most prominent supporters of the Russian military aggression
against Ukraine. Mikhailovich is subject to a travel ban and
asset freeze.
- Sergey Vladimirovich Savostyanov is
a statesman and politician of Russia. He was elected a deputy of
the Moscow city Duma on 8 September 2019. By denying the
territorial integrity of Ukraine and promoting the restoration of
the boundaries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
he publicly supports the Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The EU
designated this individual on 3 June 2022. He is subject to an
asset freeze and travel ban.
- Alexey Isaykin, President and Board
Member of Volga-Dnepr Group, a Russian transport company with
significant air operations. Isaykin is working as a Director (or
equivalent) in a business operating in a sector of strategic
significance (the Russian transport sector) to the Government of
Russia, and therefore is or has been involved in obtaining a
benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia. He is
subject to a travel ban and asset freeze.
Ukrainian Separatists
- Volodymir Vasilyovich Saldo is a
Ukrainian politician, Russian collaborator and engineer serving
as the de facto governor of Kherson
Oblast since 26 April 2022 following his installation by the
Russian military . In March 2022, Saldo participated in the
creation of the so-called ‘Salvation Committee for Peace and
Order’, an organ for collaboration with the Russian occupation.
Saldo has provided support for and promoted policies that
undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and
independence of Ukraine. The EU designated this individual on 3
June 2022. He is subject to an asset freeze and travel ban.
- Kyrylo Sergiyovich Stremousov is a
Russian-installed ‘deputy head of the regional military-civic
administration’ of the so-called “Kherson People’s Republic”.
Stremousov participated in the creation of the so-called
‘Salvation Committee for Peace and Order’, an organ for
collaboration with the Russian occupation. He has provided
support for and promoted policies that undermine the territorial
integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The EU
designated this individual on 3 June 2022. He is subject to an
asset freeze and travel ban.
- Mikolayovich Serhiy Cherevko is a
former deputy mayor of Kherson and a member of the ‘Salvation
Committee for Peace and Order’ in Kherson. Cherevko participated
in March 2022 in the creation of the so-called ‘Salvation
Committee for Peace and Order’, an organ for collaboration with
the Russian occupation. The EU designated this individual on 3
June 2022. He is subject to an asset freeze and travel ban.
- Tetiana Kuzmich is a former
deputy mayor of Kherson and a member of the ‘Salvation Committee
for Peace and Order’ in Kherson. Kuzmich participated in March
2022 in the creation of the so-called ‘Salvation Committee for
Peace and Order’, an organ for collaboration with the Russian
occupation in Kherson Oblast. The EU designated this individual
on 3 June 2022. She is subject to an asset freeze and travel ban.
Military Commanders
- Andrei Boevich Kurbanov is a
colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th
Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, which killed, raped
and tortured civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. These atrocities
constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was leading
the actions of his military unit. Kurbanov , is subject to an
asset freeze and travel ban. The EU designated this individual on
3 June 2022.
- Viacheslav Sergeevich Klobukov is a
colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th
Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, which killed, raped
and tortured civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. These atrocities
constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was leading
the actions of his military unit. Klobukov , is subject to an
asset freeze and travel ban. The EU designated this individual on
3 June 2022.
- Aleksandr Viktorovich Vins is a
colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle Brigade of the 35th
Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation, which killed, raped
and tortured civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. These atrocities
constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was leading
the actions of his military unit. Vins is subject to an asset
freeze and travel ban. The EU designated this individual on 3
June 2022.
- Aleksandr Leonidovich
Shershnev is a colonel of the 64th Separate Motorised Rifle
Brigade of the 35th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation,
which killed, raped and tortured civilians in Bucha, Ukraine.
These atrocities constitute crimes against humanity and war
crimes. He was leading the actions of his military unit.
Therefore, he is subject to an asset freeze and travel ban. The
EU designated this individual on 3 June 2022.
Myanmar arms dealers
- Ural Avia LLC, a private Russian
aviation business. Ural Avia is responsible for the supply of
parts and upkeep of aircraft for the Myanmar Armed Forces since
the coup in February 2021. Ural Avia is also in a commercial
relationship with already sanctioned Dynasty International
Company Ltd. Ural Avia is subject to an asset
freeze.
- SINS AVIA Trading House LLC (also
known as - CNS Aviation Trading House LLC), a private Russian
aviation business. SINS AVIA Trading House is responsible for the
supply of parts and upkeep of aircraft for the Myanmar Armed
Forces since the coup in February 2021. In March 2021, SINS AVIA
Trading House reportedly imported spare parts for the Russian
MI-17 helicopter through Synpex Shwe Ltd, an arms broker for the
Myanmar Armed Forces. SINS AVIA Trading House is subject to an
asset freeze.
- Synpex Shwe Company Ltd, a private
Myanmar company involved in retail and wholesale trade. Synpex
Shwe Company Ltd is responsible for the brokering of deals, and
for the supply of parts and upkeep of aircraft for the Myanmar
Armed Forces since the coup in February 2021. Synpex Shwe Company
Ltd is subject to an asset freeze.
- JSC Gorizont, a private Russian
business. Gorizont is responsible for the supply and upkeep of
aircraft for the Myanmar Armed Forces since the coup in February
2021. Gorizont is also in a commercial relationship with already
sanctioned Miya Win International. Gorizont reportedly acted as
an intermediary for Miya Win International to import spare parts
for a dual use helicopter drone. Gorizont is subject to an asset
freeze.
- Myanmar New Era Trading Company
Limited, a private Myanmar aviation business. Myanmar New Era has
been responsible for the supply of parts and upkeep of aircraft
for the Myanmar Armed Forces. Myanmar New Era has a historic
relationship with Russian arms suppliers who are involved in
supplying them directly with weapon parts. Myanmar New Era
Trading Company Ltd is subject to an asset freeze.
- Sky Aviator Company Ltd, a private
Myanmar aviation business focussing on wholesale trade, tourism
and construction. Sky Aviator Company Ltd is responsible for the
brokering of deals, and for the supply of parts and upkeep of
aircraft for the Myanmar Armed Forces from Russia since the coup
in February 2021. Sky Aviator Company Ltd is subject to an asset
freeze.
