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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rowena Mason and Jessica Elgot

UK law firms aiding Russian oligarchs could face penalties, No 10 suggests

The City of London financial district
The City of London financial district. The Foreign Office says it has been sent legal letters by firms representing oligarchs seeking to avoid sanctions. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

Law firms and PR outfits working to stop Russian oligarchs from being hit by UK sanctions could themselves be targeted by financial curbs, No 10 has suggested, as it warned them to “think very carefully” before propping up those allied to Vladimir Putin’s regime.

The veiled threat came as foreign secretary Liz Truss announced further details of economic sanctions on Monday to cripple Russian state companies and banks.

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