The UK imposed 18 new sanctions on Russian crypto and illicit finance networks, including the Kremlin-backed A7 system.

The UK imposed 18 new sanctions on Russian crypto and illicit finance networks, including the Kremlin-backed A7 system. London says A7 exploits Kyrgyzstan’s financial systems, moved over $90B last year and is used to bypass Western sanctions, finance military procurement and process oil-sale money for Russia’s war economy.