Stricter anti-Russian sanctions will come into effect in the UK from June 15. The state will be able to punish even those who did not know that they were breaking the rules, that is, they did it unintentionally. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

The UK Financial Sanctions Authority (OFSI) will not be required to prove that companies or individuals violating the sanctions knew or should have known that they were violating the rules.. Instead, sanctions violations will be assessed by OFSI under the principle of strict liability, that is, the agency will only have to prove the fact of a sanctions violation, and not that the company or individual did it knowingly..

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This change, made by the UK government to the bill on economic crimes, was adopted in March.. Similar rules apply in the US.

The mechanism extends to civil enforcement of all sanctions imposed by the UK, including those imposed on Russia in connection with its invasion of Ukraine..

“This change will strengthen OFSI’s ability to take appropriate action against individuals. who cannot be sure that they are not dealing with entities under sanctions,” OFSI Director Giles Thomson said in a blog post on Wednesday..

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Recall that the UK has imposed various anti-Russian sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In particular, Russian airlines and even the ex-wife of Vladimir Putin, as well as his mistress Alina Kabaeva, fell under the sanctions..