New sanctions ban export of every item Ukraine has found Russia using on the battlefield to date. UK sanctions on Russia top 1,500 as FCDO targets 92 individuals and entities, including those connected to Rosatom. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has today (24 February) announced a new package of internationally co-ordinated sanctions and trade measures, including export bans on every item Russia has been found using on the battlefield to date. Today we are sanctioning the elites who run Putin’s key industries and committing to prohibit the export to Russia of every item Russia has been found using on the battlefield. UK goods imports from Russia have fallen by 99%, since before the invasion, and goods exports to Russia have fallen by nearly 80%.
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