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UK finance minister calls for tighter Russian shipping sanctions

Global Published 15 October 2026, 08:18 · archived 15 Oct 2026

BANGKOK: British finance minister John Healey called on other nations to tighten sanctions on Russia-linked shipping, as he ​prepared to meet his foreign counterparts at the International Monetary ‌Fund’s annual meetings in Bangkok on Thursday. “My message to finance ministers here today … on Ukraine, is to stay the path on tough economic sanctions on Russia, ​especially a tighter ban on shipping services … that help (Russian ​President Vladimir) Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet to operate,” he said. Britain ⁠has imposed a series of sanctions on shipping and related services ​that it bel...

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