Russia announced the introduction of retaliatory measures against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He is banned from entering the country. Similar sanctions have been imposed against UK Foreign and Defense Ministers Liz Truss and Ben Wallace, respectively.
The decision was made in connection with the unprecedented hostile actions of the British government. It was expressed, in particular, in the imposition of sanctions against senior officials of the Russian Federation. Moscow also points to the unleashing of an information-political campaign against Russia by London.
In total, 13 persons were included in the list. In particular, there are Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice Dominic Raab, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, Attorney General of England and Wales Swella Braverman, as well as MP from the Conservative Party, former Prime Minister British Minister Theresa May.
The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that the British leadership “deliberately aggravates the situation around Ukraine.” London is pumping lethal weapons into the Kyiv regime and coordinating similar efforts by NATO. And the British authorities are pushing hard Western allies, as well as other countries, to “impose large-scale anti-Russian sanctions, which, however, are senseless and counterproductive.”
“Any sanctions attacks will inevitably hit their initiators and receive a decisive rebuff,” the statement reads. message.
Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden agreed to increase economic pressure on Russia. In particular, they intend to stop the dependence of the West on oil and gas from the Russian Federation.
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