"Under plans to be unveiled on Wednesday, the government will be able to require UK manufacturers to obtain a licence if they want to export to a country suspected of acting as a staging post for exports ultimately destined for Russia."
"Bryant said the new measures were meant to debilitate the Russian economy so as to debilitate its military capacity in Ukraine."
"At the moment, the UK government can flag up its concerns to an exporter if it thinks that the company may be exporting goods to a country believed to be likely to pass the goods on to Russia."
"Under the new system, companies would need to obtain a licence from the Office for Trade."
The UK government plans to implement tougher export controls to prevent goods from reaching Russia through intermediary countries. Manufacturers will need a license to export to nations suspected of facilitating such transfers. This decision follows concerns raised about the export of carbon fibre equipment to an Armenian firm linked to Russia's military. The government aims to strengthen export licensing laws to address gaps in current controls, motivated by the need to undermine the Russian economy and military capacity in Ukraine.
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