UK Authorities allowed their companies to continue supplying equipment to Russia in circumvention of sanctions, RIA Novosti writes with reference to an article in the Times newspaper.
Referring to data on foreign trade turnover, the publication notes that the corresponding bans for British companies were never introduced . In particular, deliveries of equipment for the mining industry and fossil fuel extraction continued, while the British authorities continued to make loud statements, and sanctions against Moscow were called «the most severe».
The construction company Hill & is cited as an example Smith, which, through a subsidiary, supplied equipment for the Arctic LNG 2 project. The newspaper notes that other British companies may follow the same path.