- New powers to detain Russian aircraft and remove aircraft
belonging to designated individuals and entities from the UK
register
- Ban on the export of aviation and space-related goods and
technology, including technical assistance
- Further ban on UK companies providing insurance and
re-insurance services in relation to these goods and technology
Foreign Secretary has announced a new suite of aviation sanctions giving
the UK Government new powers to detain any Russian aircraft here
in the UK. We have also strengthened the current overflight and
landing ban on Russian aircraft, laying new legislation today to
make it a criminal offence for any Russian aircraft to fly or
land in the UK.
The ban includes any aircraft owned, operated or chartered by
anyone connected with Russia or designated individuals or
entities, and will include the power to detain any aircraft owned
by persons connected with Russia.
The new powers will also allow the Government to remove aircraft
belonging to designated Russian individuals and entities from the
UK aircraft register.
Additional trade measures, also introduced today, will prevent UK
exports of aviation or space-related items and technology to
Russia, including related services such as insurance and
reinsurance services. This means cover is withdrawn on existing
policies and UK insurers and reinsurers will be unable to pay
claims in respect of existing policies in these sectors.
These new measures will further tighten the growing economic
pressure on Russia and ensures the UK is in line with sanctions
imposed by our allies.
Foreign Secretary said:
Banning Russian flagged planes from the UK and making it a
criminal offence to fly them will inflict more economic pain on
Russia and those close to the Kremlin.
We will continue to support Ukraine diplomatically, economically
and defensively in the face of Putin’s illegal invasion, and work
to isolate Russia on the international stage.
Transport Secretary said:
Putin must fail and so we were one of the first countries to ban
Russian aircraft and today we are going even further by making it
a criminal offence for Russian aircraft to operate in UK
airspace.
We will always work to deny Putin and his cronies the right to
continue as normal while innocent Ukrainians suffer.
