# UK passes new Russia sanctions, but keeps LNG loophole for Asian allies

https://mins.news/en/item/81630

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-01 10:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/uk-passes-new-russia-sanctions-but-with-lng-loophole-for-asian-allies/

> The UK announced 31 new sanctions against Russia on Oct. 1, targeting people accused of detaining and torturing Ukrainian civilians, figures supporting Russian disinformation, a Russian energy company and eight shadow-fleet ships. It also extended licences allowing LNG from the Sakhalin-2 facility to keep flowing to Japan and South Korea.

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