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Ukraine war: UK sanctions leaders of Ukraine breakaway regions

Feb 16,2020 5:43 am

The UK government has sanctioned Russian-imposed leaders of breakaway regions in Ukraine.

Two leaders of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics have had their assets frozen.

Separatists in The Eastern regions, which together Make Up the Donbas, Set Up unrecognised pro-Russian statelets in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the UK will keep imposing sanctions on those legitimising Russia's invasion.

On Tuesday, the government banned the so-called Donetsk People's Republic Prime Minister Vitaly Khotsenko and the so-called Luhansk People's Republic First Deputy Chairman Vladislav Kuznetsov from coming to the UK.

The UK Foreign Office said the pair supported Putin's plans to illegally annex more of Ukraine and were sent to the region to implement Russia's policies, where they have used sham referendums to falsely legitimise Russia's occupation.

Twenty-nine regional governors from across Russia have also been sanctioned. The UK says the governors had been directed by the Kremlin to transfer funds to the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic to facilitate The Occupation .

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: " We will not Keep Quiet and watch Kremlin-appointed state actors supress The People of Ukraine or the freedoms of their own people.

" We will continue to impose harsh sanctions on those who are trying to legitimise Putin's illegal invasion until Ukraine prevails. "

Two nephews of major Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov are now also subject to asset freezes.

Mr Usmanov was sanctioned in March for his association with Russian President Vladimir Putin . The oligarch is one of the wealthiest men in Russia, having made billions of dollars through his mining and telecom interests.

His nephews Sanjar Ismailov and brother Sarvar, previously a director at Everton FC, are believed to own homes in the London areas of Highgate and Hampstead Heath .

Russian Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko and Deputy Minister of Justice Oleg Sviridenko have also been sanctioned.

The UK said the pair were supressing The Russian people by targeting those speaking out against The War .

UK video blogger Graham Phillips , from Nottingham, has also had assets frozen.

The UK has accused Mr Phillips of making media content that supports and promotes actions and policies that destabilise Ukraine.

Most recently, he published a video in which he interviewed a British man captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, which was.

The sanctions are the latest in a wave hitting More Than 1,100 individuals and businesses associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin .



Source of news: bbc.com

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