The Government has slapped a wave of fresh sanctions an export bans on Russia after Putin annexed four regions of Ukraine.
The Foreign Secretary has also summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK to protest against the 'sham' referenda that has allowed Russia to absorb Luhansk, Dnetsk, Khereson and Zaporizhzhia.
Andrei Kelin will be told “in the strongest possible terms” of Britain’s objections to the move which is widely regarded as illegal by Western nations.
