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Thomas George

Manchester United sponsor with £40m deal banned from UK by Boris Johnson under new Russia sanctions

One of Manchester United's major sponsors has been banned from the UK under new economic sanctions imposed on Russia.

The Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot has sponsored United since 2013 and provides planes for the club.

But in a speech in the House of Commons this evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the airline would be banned from landing in the UK under new sanctions introduced in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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