Russia imposes sanctions on British political elite representatives

Russia has imposed sanctions on 30 British citizens, including the country’s deputy prime minister, secretaries of state for the Home Department, Justice, Health, and the chancellor of the Exchequer, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

“In response to the hostile actions of the British side, a decision has been made to include in the Russian ‘stop list’ representatives of the anti-Russian political establishment, military bloc, high-tech enterprises, as well as several members of the British press corps, who have demonstrated anti-Russian sentiments,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

In addition to officials, representatives of the management of drone manufacturing companies, as well as journalists from The Times and Daily Mail newspapers, have appeared on Russia’s blacklist.