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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

New wave of sanctions will ensure pain for Vladimir Putin, vows Rishi Sunak

New sanctions will help ensure Vladimir Putin “pays a price” for his brutal war in Ukraine, the Prime Minister said on Friday.

During a meeting of the G7 in Japan, Rishi Sunak announced Russian diamond imports to the UK will be banned, alongside Russian-origin copper, aluminium and nickel. Support for Ukraine was top of the agenda at the summit in Hiroshima, which President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to make a surprise appearance at over the weekend.

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