Liz Truss vowed to derail Vladimir Putin’s ‘war machine’ with a sweeping new set of sanctions – as the US targeted two of his daughters.
The Foreign Secretary froze the assets of Russia’s biggest bank, banned all UK investment in the country and pledged to terminate coal and oil imports by the end of the year.
She slapped asset freezes and travel bans on eight more oligarchs who run major Russian industries and have links to the Kremlin – some of whom have homes in London.
The fifth round of UK measures since the invasion of Ukraine began six weeks ago came as the US sanctioned two of Putin’s daughters amid suspicions that his fortune is hidden away with family members.
Liz Truss vowed to derail Vladimir Putin’s ‘war machine’ with a sweeping new set of sanctions – as the US targeted two of his daughters
US President Joe Biden announced sanctions were being imposed on Putin’s daughters – Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova (pictured) - amid suspicions that his fortune is hidden away with family members
Miss Truss, who will Thursday urge her Western counterparts to keep up the pressure, said: ‘We are stepping up our campaign to bring Putin’s appalling war to an end with some of our toughest sanctions yet.
‘Our latest wave of measures will bring an end to the UK’s imports of Russian energy and sanction yet more individuals and businesses, decimating Putin’s war machine.
‘Together with our allies, we are showing the Russian elite that they cannot wash their hands of the atrocities committed on Putin’s orders. We will not rest until Ukraine prevails.’
Boris Johnson echoed her words, saying: ‘Today the UK steps up its stringent package of sanctions on Putin’s regime. We will not let Russia’s appalling crimes go unnoticed or unpunished. Ukraine must prevail.’
US President Joe Biden announced sanctions were being imposed on Putin’s daughters – Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova – along with key members of Russia’s security council. The US said they were targeted ‘for being the adult children of Putin, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked’.
Miss Tikhonova
