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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

UK lawyers still able to work for Russian clients despite new services sanctions

Foreign secretary, Liz Truss
Foreign secretary, Liz Truss, says: ‘Cutting Russia’s access to British services will put more pressure on the Kremlin and ultimately help ensure Putin fails in Ukraine.’ Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Rex/Shutterstock

The UK has said it will ban the export of services including accountancy, consultancy and PR advice to Russia in the latest attempt to isolate the country’s economy after the invasion of Ukraine – but lawyers will still be able to service Russian clients.

The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, announced the “ban on services exports to Russia” in a press release on Wednesday. It is thought that the measures will not take effect for several weeks.

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