June 29 (UPI) — Britain has unveiled a brand new regulation that blocks Russia from in search of British authorized recommendation in a brand new spherical of sanctions aimed toward isolating Moscow and weakening Russia’s economic system following final 12 months’s invasion of Ukraine.

The new law launched Thursday by the Ministry of Justice provides to Britain’s sanctions on items and companies. It bans British attorneys from advising Russian corporations or people on commerce offers, worldwide cash lending or something that would profit Russia economically.

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According to the British authorities, Russia is very depending on Western international locations for his or her world-leading authorized information, with Britain exporting greater than $70 million in authorized companies to Russian companies yearly.

“The UK legal system underpins many international contracts and businesses, and we will no longer allow Russia to benefit from our knowledge and expertise,” Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State of Justice Alex Chalk mentioned in a press release Thursday.

“The Russian regime must be held to account for its violation of international law, and these sanctions are increasing the economic pressure to further isolate the Russian government from the rest of the world,” Chalk added.

Britain’s newest sanctions goal the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who confronted a short lived, internal revolt by the mercenary Wagner Group final weekend.

Russia has confronted sanctions by international locations worldwide — together with bans on exported items and companies, transportation and know-how — ever since invading Ukraine in February 2022.

“We continue to crack down on Russia’s war machine, hold Putin to account and make it harder for him to inflict suffering on the Ukrainian people,” British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly mentioned. “The UK stands steadfast in our pledge to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.”