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UK plans further sanctions against Russia — set to hit more than 100 firms and oligarchs

More than 100 companies and oligarchs at the heart of Putin’s regime have been hit with sanctions worth hundreds of billions of pounds, asset freezes and travel bans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government’s latest announcement demonstrates the UK’s determination to apply severe economic sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the government’s latest announcement demonstrates the UK’s determination to apply severe economic sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The UK said it would work together with the European Union and the US to issue more sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The move is part of broader efforts to prevent the Central Bank of the Russian Federation from using its reserves in ways that could undermine the impact of the sanctions already issued by the UK and its allies.

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