The sanctions provide for a ban on entry into British territory and a freeze on assets in Britain.
THE Britain imposed today sanctions against Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russiaas part of a new wave of measures in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In 75-year-old Patriarch of Moscowwhich the EU has not recently blacklisted, «sanctions are imposed for his support of Putin’s war»clarifies the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its announcement.
The sanctions imposed today and provide ban on entry into British territory and freezing of assets in Britainalso target Maria Lvova-Belova, the Kremlin Commissioner for the Rights of the Child, due to “Ï„forced adoption and transfer of Ukrainian children “.
The aim of the new sanctions is also head of transport and military accused of ‘killed, raped and tortured civilians ” in Butsa, near Kyiv.
“We are targeting the accomplices and perpetrators of Putin’s war, who are causing untold suffering in Ukraine, especially the forced transfer and adoption of children from Ukraine.”underlines British Foreign Secretary Liz Tras in the announcement.
Patriarch Kirill has placed his Church in the service of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it a “miracle” and supporting the attack on Ukraine.
The European Commission had proposed sanctions against Patriarch Cyril, but the EU did not take this step due to Hungarian opposition.
