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PM Johnson Announces Sanctions On 5 Russian Banks, 3 Individuals

UK

PM Boris Johnson delivering a statement in the House of Commons on the Ukraine crisis. Outlines sanctions on Russia in response to Putin's recognition of so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.

  • Five Russian banks hit by UK sanctions.
  • Three individuals also sanctioned: Gennady Timchenko (6th richest person in Russia), Boris Rotenberg and Igor Rotenberg. All hit with asset freezes and bans on entry to UK. All seen as close allies of Russian President Putin.
  • Johnson says that this is the 'first tranche' of what the UK is prepared to do.

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