The United States announced new sanctions against a number of leading Russian companies related to the oil and gas industry. Also, dozens of “shadow fleet” ships and a significant list of government officials will be subject to new restrictions, reports the press service of the US Treasury Department..

The restrictions included two large Russian giants in this area - Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz, as well as all companies that directly or indirectly belong to 50 percent or more of Gazprom Neft, Surgutneftegaz or their subsidiaries..

The US Treasury also imposed sanctions on 183 vessels, including mainly tankers from the Russian “shadow fleet” and vessels owned by Russian fleet operators. Several Russian ships were subject to restrictions due to the transportation of sanctioned oil from Iran.

New US sanctions include two Russian providers of marine insurance services - insurance companies Ingosstrakh and the Alfastrakhovanie group, as well as dozens of leading officials and managers of a number of oil producing companies of the Russian Federation "

The UK government announced the introduction of sanctions against the Russian companies Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz PJSC. The press service of the British government said in a statement that these companies produce more than 1 million barrels per day, which brings the Russian Federation almost $23 billion per year, which goes to finance the Russian war against Ukraine.

Foggy Albion stated that the introduction of sanctions against these companies "

" We will not stand by and allow oil revenues to put the lives of Ukrainians at risk - just as we will not allow Russia to continue filling its coffers while continuing to threaten our collective security,"

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky commented on the introduction of new sanctions against the Russian Federation by the United States and Great Britain. The head of state, in his Telegram post, thanked the Biden administration “for the new package of sanctions against entities associated with the Russian energy sector.”.

“These measures significantly undermine the financial basis of the Russian military machine, because they disrupt the supply chain: key Russian manufacturers, insurance companies, service providers in the oil and gas industry, 184 tankers of the shadow fleet, logistics facilities and companies of third countries,” the president wrote.

Subsequently, Zelensky commented on the British government’s decision to impose restrictions.. According to the head of state, these actions, synchronized with the United States, demonstrate “the power of international unity.”.

“By imposing sanctions on two of Russia’s largest oil companies, the UK has once again significantly limited Putin’s ability to finance aggression.. We appreciate the UK’s ongoing efforts to counter the shadow operations of the Russian fleet, which remain a key element of the oil trade,” said the Ukrainian President.

Earlier it was reported that one of the largest gas plants in the Russian Federation almost stopped due to sanctions. The Russian Arctic LNG 2 project in the Arctic produced 0.4 million cubic meters of gas per day in the first days of November. This is the minimum figure for the last year, journalists write..

It also became known that the EU adopted the 15th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The list of restrictions includes 54 people and 30 organizations that are responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine.