The UK Announces New Sanctions Against Russia

Britain imposed new sanctions against Russian in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions. The decision is announced following Putin’s announcement of the illegal annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia following sham referendums.

Under new sanctions, Russia will lose access to major western services that Russia depends on, including: IT consultancy, architectural services, engineering services, and transactional legal advisory services for certain commercial activity.

The UK also bans the export of nearly 700 goods that are crucial to Russia’s industrial and technological capabilities.

This is stated on the official website of the UK’s government.