Russia slaps sanctions on British officials, historians and academics


  • World
  • Monday, 12 Feb 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Monday imposed sanctions on 18 British citizens including a number of top academics and Russia experts for what Moscow said was an attempt to demonise Russia and fan the war in Ukraine.

"We are forced to state that Russophobically charged British representatives do not shy away trying to discredit the constitutional system and socio-political processes in our country," Russia's foreign ministry said.

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