Zelensky enacts NSDC decision on synchronizing sanctions with UK
According to Ukrinform, the press service of the President stated this on its website.
The first NSDC decision, enacted by Decree No. 997/2025, concerns the synchronization of sanctions with the United Kingdom. Restrictions were imposed on eight individuals and 40 legal entities. These include citizens of Russia, Azerbaijan, Singapore, and New Zealand who are linked to the forced deportation and re-education of Ukrainian children, as well as to the supply to Russia of electronics and dual-use components used in the production of missiles and drones with which Russia strikes Ukrainian cities and communities.
The list of legal entities includes companies from Russia, Hong Kong, the UAE, Thailand, Turkey, India, and Singapore that, among other things, help Russia circumvent international sanctions and supply industrial machine tools, aviation equipment, components for Shahed type drones, computer chips, and other microelectronics for Russia's military-industrial complex. Some of these companies are also involved in activities of Russia's energy sector, the import of Russian oil, and the operation of the so-called shadow fleet.
Overall, Ukraine has synchronized 14 packages of partner sanctions this year: two packages each from the United States and the United Kingdom, eight from the European Union, and one each from Canada and Japan.
The second NSDC decision, enacted by Decree No. 998/2025, concerns support for proposals submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers and the introduction of sanctions in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and the decision and regulation of the Council of the European Union regarding the situation in South Sudan. Sanctions were imposed on eight individuals from the military leadership of South Sudan. They are implicated not only in the continuation of hostilities and obstruction of peace talks, but also in acts of violence, including against women and children, such as killings, torture, rape, abductions, and attacks on hospitals, schools, and churches. Among them are the commander of the Defense Forces, the head of the Presidential Guard, and the Chief of the General Staff.
As Ukrinform previously reported, on December 22 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that by the end of the year Ukraine would adopt several more sanctions decisions against Russian entities, as well as individuals who facilitate the aggression. The sanctions lists will include not only Russian citizens, but also citizens of other states, including China.
