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Britain imposes new sanctions on "Russian military and defense representatives of the Kremlin", reported Reuters.
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The agency refers to a statement by the British government upon the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Great Britain.
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Sanctions are being imposed on six companies providing military equipment such as drones for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Also subject to sanctions are eight individuals and another company connected to financial networks that support "the maintenance of wealth and power among selected representatives of the Kremlin."
"Ukraine has shown Putin that it will not bend to his tyrannical invasion. He has responded with indiscriminate strikes against civilian areas and critical national infrastructure across the country," said Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development Secretary James Cleverley.
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"We cannot allow him to succeed. We must step up our support," added Cleverley, quoted by BTA.
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