On 7 November, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced 56 new sanctions against Russia that ‘disrupts the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine and bears down on Russian malign activity globally, exposing the corrupt activities of Russian proxy military groups in Africa’ according to the UK. It said that the UK is ‘the first G7 country to directly sanction Russian backed mercenary group Africa Corps, responsible for threatening stability and security across Africa.’
Some of the sanctions specifically targeted entities and individuals linked to ‘threatening peace and security’ in Libya. These include one individual connected to private mercenary groups with links to the Kremlin made under the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020: ANDREY VLADIMIROVICH AVERYANOV; and one private mercenary group with links to the Kremlin made under the Libya (Sanc tions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020: AFRICA CORPS.