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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Neil Lancefield

Grant Shapps grounds Russian oligarch’s private jet at Biggin Hill

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps standing in front of a grounded private jet

(Picture: PA Wire)

A private jet owned by Russian billionaire Eugene Shvidler has been banned from flying in the UK as part of sanctions in response to the war in Ukraine.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that he has deregistered the aircraft, meaning any certificates in place to permit it to fly have been suspended.

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