UK sanctions Russian lawmakers who supported Ukraine breakaway regions

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain announced asset freezes and travel bans on 386 members of the Russian Duma, its lower house of parliament, who voted for the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.

Britain had previously announced its intention to sanction Russian lawmakers as part of a package of measures designed to punish Russian president Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.