Advisor – Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Sanctions Policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk and First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya held a meeting with representatives of the embassies of G7 countries.
The Ukrainian side informed the participants about recent sanctions decisions and the preparation of new sanctions against Russia. Vladyslav Vlasiuk and Sergiy Kyslytsya outlined key areas that could significantly weaken Russia’s ability to finance its war machine – namely, the oil and banking sectors, as well as the shadow tanker fleet, including ship captains and crews.
Ukrainian representatives emphasized the importance of targeting sanctions-evasion schemes. Among other points, they noted that Russia continues to use components and materials supplied from other countries in its weapons production. In September alone, Russia used 7,313 drones and 270 missiles of various types against Ukraine – containing approximately 676,000 foreign-made components.
“It is critically important that our partners understand: every microchip that ends up in Russian weapons may cost a human life in Ukraine. Strengthening sanctions control is not only a matter of policy – it is a matter of security and responsibility before the entire democratic world,” Sergiy Kyslytsya stressed.
According to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Head of State instructed that monitoring of sanctions compliance be strengthened, particularly regarding foreign-made components. This issue, as well as the prevention of such supplies to Russia’s military-industrial complex, were among the main topics of discussion.
“Russia’s war machine still depends on technologies and components imported from abroad – often through third countries. Our shared task with our G7 partners is to close these loopholes so that not a single chip or circuit board can continue to empower the aggressor in waging war against Ukraine,” the Presidential Commissioner emphasized.
The Ukrainian side underscored the need to consolidate the efforts of the G7 countries to effectively counter Russian aggression and proposed the establishment of a G7-level monitoring team to oversee sanctions compliance.