Penalties in another 65 Russians and companies announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Liz Tras.
The new sanctions They include, among others, the Wagner group of Russian mercenaries – considered Vladimir Putin’s private army – and Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest private bank, with the aim of cutting off “vital industries that power Putin’s war machine.”
Some of those sanctioned include Polina Kovaleva, the stepdaughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, billionaire oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler and Herman Gref, chief executive of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank.
Galina Danilchenko, who was appointed by Russia as mayor of Melitopol in Ukraine after the abduction of the real mayor, is also facing sanctions. In fact, he is the first person in the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on Russia for cooperating with Russian forces.
It is noted that the United Kingdom has now imposed sanctions on more than 1,000 Russians and businesses in the four weeks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“These oligarchs, businesses and hired thugs are complicit in the murder of innocent civilians and it is right for them to pay the price,” he said.
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