Russia's Foreign Ministry said on February 12 that it added 18 British citizens, including top defense officials and leading Russia experts, to its sanctions list for "demonizing" Russia and supporting "the regime" of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ukraine. U.K. Minister of State for Defense Procurement James Cartlidge, Deputy Chief of the Defense Staff Roland Walker, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Affairs Sarah MacIntosh, Director of Submarines Simon Asquith, Head of National Cyberforces Timothy David Neal-Hopes, as well as several scholars and experts from Oxford and Cambridge universities are among those whom Russia has hit with sanctions. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russia Adds 18 British Citizens To Its Sanctions List
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