Alina Kabaeva, a woman who has been romantically linked to Vladimir Putin, and the Russian leader’s ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya have been included in the latest list of UK government sanctions against Russia.
In a press release published on Friday, the UK government said the sanctions were intended to target “Putin’s financial network, tightening the vice on the President and his inner circle.”
The UK has now sanctioned more than 1,000 individuals and 100 entities from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, according to the release.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said:
We are exposing and targeting the shady network propping up Putin’s luxury lifestyle … We will keep going with sanctions on all those aiding and abetting Putin’s aggression until…
