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UK's Johnson declines to comment on possible Abramovich sanctions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a joint press conference with Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Tapa Military Base, in Tallinn, Estonia March 1, 2022. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday declined to comment on whether sanctions would be imposed on Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, but said the "vice" was tightening on those around Russian President Vladimir Putin.

There have been growing calls in Britain for Abramovich, who owns English Premier League soccer club Chelsea, to be included in economic measures against Russians who are said to be close to Putin.

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