LONDON, June 16. /TASS/. The United Kingdom has expanded its sanctions list against Russia by 43 entries, including restrictions against 32 legal entities and 11 individuals, according to a statement by the Foreign Office.
Sanctions were also imposed on 27 vessels allegedly linked to Russia, including three liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers.
As London noted, the United Kingdom became the first among the Group of Seven countries to impose sanctions on a number of LNG vessels recently acquired by Russia to service the Arctic LNG 2 project, which had previously been sanctioned.
The total number of vessels allegedly linked to Russia that are subject to UK sanctions has now exceeded 600.
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