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30 Jan 2022

New legislation will widen economic sanctions against Russia, Liz Truss says

International Editor

The Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said new legislation will be unveiled this week to widen economic sanctions against Russia, declaring “there will be nowhere to hide for Putin’s oligarchs”.

This comes ahead of a visit to the region by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ms Truss in the next few days.

Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum is in Kharkiv in north eastern Ukraine.