Anna Tsivileva, Putin’s cousin and president of a major mining firm, sanctioned. Vladimir Potanin, Russia’s second richest man, also sanctioned due to Ukraine war. UK government said sanctions intended to “weaken the Russian war machine”, Foreign Office says. The UK has revealed its most recent round of penalties; against Vladimir Putin’s family and associates, including … Read more
New penalties were issued by the United Kingdom on Thursday on Russian “propagandists,” including a well-known television presenter, as well as two Kremlin-funded media outlets accused of spreading “lies and deception” regarding the invasion of Ukraine. Following multiple earlier rounds of sanctions against over 1,000 Russian and Belarusian people and businesses in response to Moscow’s … Read more
LONDON – Russian President Vladimir Putin is highly likely to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and attack Kyiv, UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said Wednesday. The UK and US have repeatedly over the last weeks cited intelligence as indicating that Russia is planning an invasion of Ukraine. “We think it’s highly likely that he (Putin) will … Read more
Russia has announced retaliatory sanctions on Britain. The United Kingdom has banned 49 individuals and entities for human rights abuses in recent years. The list also includes 25 Russian figures who will be barred from entering the UK and whose assets will be frozen in the UK. Russia has also announced sanctions in response to … Read more
