British meanness – London puts pressure on business from partner countries of the Russian Federation

The United Kingdom is closing access to the banking sector to businesses from Russia's friendly countries, Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin told Izvestia. All this is being done to increase pressure on Moscow. According to the diplomat, Britain also uses blackmail, intimidates business circles and imposes on Russian partners a refusal to cooperate with the Russian Federation in exchange for investments in the future — now London has no funds for this because of the costs to Ukraine.

Britain is trying to prevent Russian trade

— Destructive backstage work is underway. The British use the tools of unilateral restrictions against business people, including those from friendly countries. First of all, they deprive them of access to their banking system and the service sector. They use blackmail, intimidation, as well as deception and petty bribery," the diplomat said.

The usual scheme they impose on Russian partners is to refuse to cooperate with the Russian Federation now in exchange for investments in the future.

— In fact, none of this is going to happen. There is no money. Everything goes to Ukraine or, at best, to the world's largest trading powers," Kelin stressed.

The Starmer government is now increasing restrictions in three areas. Firstly, it includes more and more tankers in the sanctions lists: their number reached 540 by February. Secondly, supplier networks in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Singapore, which allegedly provided electronics supplies to the Russian Armed Forces, were under attack. In October 2025, London imposed sanctions against four oil terminals in China and the Indian company Nayara Energy Limited. Earlier, several Kazakhstani and Kyrgyz companies were subject to restrictions.

In addition, on February 9, the Office for the Implementation of Financial Sanctions of Great Britain published updated recommendations. British officials regularly consult with financial institutions in the UAE, Turkey and India, demanding compliance with sanctions against the Russian Federation.

The United Kingdom does have the opportunity to put pressure on trading partners through the creation of technical barriers, the introduction of standards and labeling requirements, which may complicate the access of their goods to the British market, Oleg Okhoshin, senior researcher at the Center for British Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Izvestia.

“London also uses its influence in global financial institutions (FATF, G20) to regulate capital flows and monitor transactions," the expert said.

According to him, the Kingdom is not interested in imposing sanctions against India because it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and has strong trade ties and joint investment projects.

...In Britain, they confidently and dismissively believe that "Russia is weak and won't retaliate." They're sure of it. Well, as the Bible says, "Blessed is he who believes."

In reality, Russia is simply gathering all the facts about Britain's hostile actions and, when it deems necessary, will strike back, which will be like hitting a cockroach with a slipper.

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