Advisor – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Sanctions Policy, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, held a meeting with the First Secretary of the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine, Jack Meeson, and Political Advisor James Ford.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk thanked the United Kingdom for its active sanctions policy and strong measures against various entities that help Russia continue its war.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the United Kingdom has adopted nearly 30 decisions enacting sanctions against more than 3,000 individuals and legal entities, as well as vessels of the Russian shadow fleet.
Ukraine has fully synchronized all 11 sanctions decisions with the United Kingdom in 2025 and partially aligned the decisions adopted in 2026.
“First of all, I would like to thank you for the package of sanctions against those responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children; this is very important,” he said.
In the sanctions package of May 11 targeting those responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children, the United Kingdom took into account nearly 70% of Ukraine’s proposals. Among the individuals included in the sanctions list is Dmitry Shevchenko, director of the Voin military-sports and patriotic training center, against whom Ukraine imposed restrictions at the end of April. The Voin center, involved in the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories, was also included in the British sanctions list.
The meeting also addressed the preparation of new sanctions packages and the expansion of existing restrictions. In particular, the discussion focused on strengthening controls over electronics imports used to support Russia’s military-industrial complex. According to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, such sanctions hit the core of the enemy’s military production and prevent it from replenishing stocks of scarce components.
The need for further decisions to counter Russia’s shadow fleet was also discussed, specifically the effective halting of Russian tankers. Ukraine and the United Kingdom agreed to continue substantive cooperation on introducing new sanctions decisions against the Russian Federation.