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Matt Watts and Anthony France

Sanctions announced against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Alisher Usmanov

(Picture: AP)

The Government has announced that a full asset freeze and travel ban has been imposed against Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Igor Shuvalov.

Russian billionaire Usmanov, 68, who had ties to Everton and Arsenal football clubs, owns Beechwood House in Highgate, worth an estimated £48m, and the 16th century Sutton Place estate in Surrey, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.

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