Boris Johnson. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that London is imposing new sanctions on Moscow to recognize the independence of the DLR and LPR.
In particular, Britain has decided to freeze the assets of Russian businessmen Gennady Timchenko and the Rotenberg brothers. They will also be barred from entering the UK.
Britain will freeze Rossiya Bank's assets as well as PJSC Promsvyazbank's assets.
Sanctions will also be imposed on Genbank, the Black Sea Development and Reconstruction Bank, Industrial savings bank. It is expected to freeze its assets.
At the same time, Boris Johnson noted that the United Kingdom will continue to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis.