Moscow has announced he bans boris johnson and next to 10 senior ministers and politicians from entering Russia in response to UK sanctions.
It’s coming just days after the British government unveiled further measures aimed at combating those who “aid” President Vladimir Putin. invasion of Ukraine – now in its seventh week.
Moscow’s actions have been taken.”in view of unprecedented British hostilities government, in especially introduction of sanctions against senior Russian officials,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
Entrance blacklist includes Dominic Raab, Deputy prime ministerforeign secretary Liz Truss, defense secretary Ben Wallace, Chancellor Rishi Sunak former prime minister Theresa May and Scotland first ministerNicola Sturgeon.
Kremlin added in move was in response to “London Rampant” information and political campaign aimed at isolating Russia at the international level, creating conditions for limiting our country and suffocating the internal economy”.
In March, similar measures were taken against U.S. President Joe Biden, along with CIA chief William Burns and secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.
United Kingdom government the spokesman said: “Great Britain and our international partners are united in condemning the Russian government reprehensible actions in Ukraine and vocation for Kremlin stop the war. We remain decisive in our support for Ukraine.”
Since it is illegal in Russia invasion began, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs imposed asset freezes on the largest banks of the Kremlin, including Sberbank, military involved officers in shelling of besieged city of Mariupol, oligarchs and political officials.
This card shows degree of Russian invasion of Ukraine as of April 13
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Last week, in coordination with EU, UK introduced string of new sanctions on 178 Russian separatists in Donbass region of east of Ukraine as foreign secretary promised to suppress on those who “aid” Putin’s war machine.
government It has also supplied defensive weapons for Ukrainians government including anti-tank missiles that were used against Russian troops are advancing on key cities.
“The British leadership is deliberately escalating the situation around Ukraine, pumping up the Kyiv regime with lethal weapons and coordination of such efforts on name of NATO, Russian Ministry added.
Mr Johnson government came in for criticism for don’t hack down fast enough on individual oligarchs and the flow of Russian “dirty” money” associated with the UK.
But the Foreign Office said last the week the UK imposed sanctions over 1400 individuals and legal entities, including over 100 oligarchs and family members since invasion of Ukraine has begun.
