Singapore sanctions Russia over 'unprovoked attack' on Ukraine


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  • Saturday, 05 Mar 2022

A view shows a building which city officials and locals said was damaged by recent shelling as Russias invasion of Ukraine continues in Kharkiv Ukraine March 4 2022. REUTERSOleksandr Lapshyn

A view shows a building, which city officials and locals said was damaged by recent shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore announced sanctions against Russia on Saturday that include four banks and an export ban on electronics, computers and military items, in a rare move by the Asian financial hub in response to what it said was Moscow's "dangerous precedent" in Ukraine.

The tiny city-state, an international shipping hub, rarely imposes sanctions of its own but said it would not allow export of items that could inflict harm on or subjugate Ukrainians, or help Russia launch cyber attacks.

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