
Vladimir Putin (R) and Alexander Lukashenko (L)
(Picture: Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)Russia and Belarus will face a new wave of sanctions that target £1.7billion of trade to “thwart” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the Government has announced.
The sanctions, outlined by the International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, involve import tariffs and export bans.