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Medvedev, Shoigu, Zakharova and others - Britain imposes sanctions on another 370 people

By The Messenger Staff
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The UK has imposed personal sanctions on another 370 people.

Among them is the former president and prime minister of Russia.

Sanctions were imposed on the current Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mushustin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, propaganda channel, Russia Today editor-in-chief.

Last week, the UK imposed sanctions on Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who owned the London-based football club, Chelsea.

Also, 368 deputies of the Russian Duma supported the recognition of the independence of the occupied regions, Donetsk and Lugansk.

Britain was one of the first Western countries to impose sanctions on Russia.

Frozen the assets of Russian oligarchs, banned the Central Bank of Russia and 5 major commercial banks from transactions. Suspended imports of Russian oil and oil products, as well as imposed trade restrictions on various products, including Russian vodka.