UK slaps new sanctions on Russian banks, power

Britain slapped one other spherical of sanctions on Russia Wednesday in response to its invasion of Ukraine, focusing on two banks and eliminating all Russian oil and coal imports by the top of the yr.

“Our newest wave of measures will convey an finish to the UK‘s imports of Russian energy and sanction but extra people and companies, decimating (Vladimir) Putin‘s conflict machine,” International Secretary Liz Truss stated in an announcement.