UK calls in finance heads and regulators to speak sanctions – BBC editor

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LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s workplace and the Treasury have known as in finance bosses and regulators to debate how to make sure recently-announced sanctions on Russia are efficient, the BBC’s political editor Laura Kuenssberg stated on Twitter.

It’s doubtless that Johnson will announce some further navy assist for Ukraine, stated Kuenssberg, including that it was not clear what these will likely be.

Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 5 Russian banks, Gennady Timchenko and two different billionaires with shut hyperlinks to Russian President Vladimir Putin. learn extra

Reporting by William James; writing by Muvija M

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