Britain imposes sanctions on Russian drone manufacturer Kronstadt
India Today
Britain announced that it is imposing sanctions against the Russian defence company Kronstadt in order to damage the Russian defence industry.
Britain announced on Thursday that it is imposing sanctions against the Russian defence company Kronstadt, which is the main manufacturer of drones. The British defence ministry has declared that the sanction will “damage the Russian defence industry and limit their ability to replace lost drones.”
#Britain has imposed sanctions against the #Russian defense company Kronstadt, which is the main manufacturer of drones."These sanctions will damage the Russian defense industry and limit their ability to replace lost drones," the British defense ministry said. pic.twitter.com/lJP3xEnmho
Along with the sanction on drone manufacturing, Britain’s foreign secretary also announced 65 new Russian sanctions to cut off vital industries fuelling the war in Ukraine.
According to a press release by the British government, the new sanctions “target key industries supporting Russia’s illegal invasion, including Russian Railways and defence company Kronshtadt, the main producer of Russian drones.”
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