“The United Kingdom in a new package of sanctions prohibits entry to all ministers of the Russian Federation and heads of large companies on February 24, 13:34 Share: the building Russia’s aggressor countries will prohibit entry into the country to all Russian ministers, the leadership of federal and regional agencies, management of large financial, energy and media companies. About it reports”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
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The United Kingdom in a package of sanctions against Russia’s aggressor country will prohibit entry into the country to all Russian ministers, the leadership of federal and regional agencies, the management of large financial, energy and media companies.
About it reports February 24 The Times.
“They (Russians – ed.) Publicly reject our values, while privately using the benefits of Britain – the benefits they seek to deprive Ukraine by supporting the war of Russia. They can serve as instruments of the Russian state, facilitating the continuation and expansion of Russian aggression, ”they said in a comment in the British Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The department noted that new restrictive measures will act as long as Russia “poses a sharp threat to the national security of the United Kingdom.”
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Sanctions against Russia – what is known
On January 22, US President Donald Trump declared a high probability of imposing new sanctions against Russia if dictator Vladimir Putin disagrees Ukraine.
On the same day, Trump on his social network Truth Social appealed to Putin “conclude an agreement, ”indicating that the Russian economy is“ crashing ”and will continue to “Only worse. “
On February 23, the UK Foreign Minister David Lemmy announced a new package
“Tomorrow (February 24 – Ed.) I plan to declare the largest package of sanctions against Russia from the first days of the war, which will undermine its military machine and reduce income that feed the fire of destruction in Ukraine, ”said the head of British diplomacy.
On February 24, the Foreign Minister of the EU countries approved the 16th package of sanctions against Russia-dedicated to the third anniversary of the beginning of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to the official notice, sanctions were imposed against 48 Russian natural and 35 legal entities who are “responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.”
In addition, 74 tankers of the shadow Russian fleet were transported under the sanctions of the European Union, which carry oil from the Russian Federation bypassing prohibitions.