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– The sanctions were announced hours after Russian businessman Mikhail Gutseriev (center) was blacklisted by Britain over the situation in Belarus.
Russian Foreign Ministry announcements sanctions against British officials banned from entering the country.
The names of those affected are missing, but the institution’s statement explains that “in response to the hostile actions of the British authorities and on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the Russian side decided to impose personal sanctions on a commensurate number of British representatives closely involved in anti-Russian activities. “.
Personal sanctions are a response to the restrictions imposed by London on Russians in December 2020 and April 2021 for violations of rights on Chechen territory, and as part of the British Anti-Corruption Sanctions law approved by the British Parliament – the London version of the law “Magnetic”.
In addition to them, Russian businessman Mikhail Gutseriev was added to the list of sanctions sanctioned yesterday – on the anniversary of the controversial presidential election in Belarus that led to thousands of protests. He has already been sanctioned by the EU and has been called an “old friend” of Alexander Lukashenko (also on the British list yesterday). He was chairman of the board of directors of oil-supplying Belarus Neft, but left the board in late June following European sanctions.
Among those affected at the end of last year were Chechen Parliament Speaker Magomed Daudov, Deputy Interior Minister Apti Adaudinov and former police chief Argun Ayub Kataev. The reason announced by London was the violations of the rights of the LGBT community in Chechnya.
In April, 14 Russians were on the sanctions list, including former and current Interior Ministry, prosecutor’s office and financial regulator officials for their alleged role in draining $ 230 million from the Russian budget, under investigation by lawyer and auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who died in prison. .
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