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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashley Cowburn

Russian general dubbed ‘butcher of Mariupol’ among new list of sanctions announced by Liz Truss

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A Russian general dubbed the “Butcher of Mariupol” is among propagandists and Kremlin-funded media organisations to be sanctioned by the UK government today.

Announcing 14 new additions to the sanctions list – predominately targeting Moscow’s “disinformation” – Liz Truss, the foreign secretary said Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine is “based on a torrent of lies”.

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