UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly announced Monday 14 new sanctions against Russia in response to the latter’s attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity, after the deportation of Ukrainian children.
Today’s announcement comes ahead of the Foreign Secretary’s speech at the UN Security Council, where he will highlight the far-reaching implications of Russia’s war, call on Russia to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and outline the need for a just, lasting peace in Ukraine.
Among the designations announced today are Russian officials Ksenia Mishonova, Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Moscow Region, and Sergey Kravtsov, Minister of Education of Russia, a Foreign Office statement said.
“These individuals have played an insidious role in Russia’s calculated programme of deportation, designed to erase Ukrainian cultural and national identity,” the statment added.
Olga Lyubimova, the Russian Culture Minister, is additionally targeted for using her position to support the Russian state’s damaging anti-Ukrainian policies.
The UK and international partners have implemented the most severe package of sanctions ever imposed on a major economy.
Over 1,600 individuals and entities have been sanctioned since the start of the invasion, including 29 banks with global assets worth GBP one trillion, over 130 oligarchs with a combined net worth of overGBP 145 billion, and over GBP 20 billion worth of UK-Russia trade.
Source: Kuwait News Agency