The UK has slapped so many sanctions on Russian oligarchs, authorities are struggling to keep up with their applications to pay at supermarkets, florists, and yoga studios

• UK’s sanctions enforcement authority is swamped with license applications from Russian individuals, per the Guardian.
• The sanctioned individuals need to get permission to access funds even for their daily needs.
• UK received 1,000 applications related to Russian sanctions since the Ukraine war started — up 100 times on-year.

The UK authority responsible for enforcing sanctions is swamped with paperwork related to the restrictions on Russian oligarchs, The Guardian reported Saturday.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the UK — alongside allies like the US and Europe — has enforced sweeping sanctions against Russian oligarchs, individuals, and entities with alleged links to the Kremlin to punish them and restrict them from funding the war.