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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Walker Political correspondent

UK sanctions target Russian general and media heavyweights

Col Gen Mikhail Mizintsev wearing military uniform.
Col Gen Mikhail Mizintsev is the senior Russian officer in charge of the siege of Mariupol. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The UK government has expanded its sanctions against Russia to 14 more people and organisations principally involved with information and media, including a prominent TV anchor and the group that controls the RT television channel.

The new measures, unveiled by the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, are aimed at countering what Truss called the “torrent of lies” from Russian media about the invasion of Ukraine.

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