UK Adds 42 to Russia Sanctions List, 5 to Syria Sanctions Regime
The U.K. added 42 entries to its Russia sanctions regime and five entries to its Syria sanctions list in a pair of July 27 notices. The additions to the Russian sanctions regime consisted of 41 individuals and one entity. The listed parties include Vitaly Pavlovich Khotsenko, prime minister of the Donetsk People's Republic; Russian Justice Minister Konstantin Anatolyevich Chuychenko; Graham Phillips, U.K. national and video blogger who "has produced and published media content that supports and promotes actions and policies which destabilise Ukraine"; and 29 Russian regional governors.
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Al-Sayyad Company for Guarding and Protection Services is the only added entity. It was listed for recruiting mercenaries in Syria to fight with the Russian soldiers in Ukraine. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation further corrected the entry for Vadim Anatolyevich Lukashevich in the same notice.
Under the Syria sanctions list, OFSI added individuals Saleh Al Abdullah, military leader; Nasser Deeb Deeb, Syrian businessman; Ahmad Khalil Khalil, prominent businessman; and Issam Shammout, prominent businessman. OFSI also added Sanad Protection and Security Services and corrected a listing for Syrian Petroleum.