Russia: Sanctions

(asked on 22nd March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of sanctions on Russian individuals and (b) potential merits of further extending those sanctions; and what steps she is taking to increase the transparency and integrity of the visa system to prevent inappropriate strategic investments in (i) London and (ii) the UK.


Answered by
James Cleverly Portrait
James Cleverly
Home Secretary
This question was answered on 28th March 2022

We have now sanctioned over 1000 individuals, entities and subsidiaries since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. We are focusing our efforts on those measures which will have the biggest impact. The UK has targeted the political elite, introduced powers to cut off the Russian banking sector from the UK, and introduced restrictive trade measures.

We have acted against the people and entities who facilitate the war in Ukraine and the harmful activities of the Russian Government. Specifically, we have committed to taking measures to limit the sale of citizenship-so called golden passports-that let wealthy Russians connected to the Russian Government become citizens of our countries and gain access to our financial systems.

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