Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to inflict ‘maximum economic pain’ on Putin as he announced further sanctions this evening. Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who has had ties to Arsenal and Everton football clubs, is the latest to have been hit by the sanctions.
Meanwhile, a travel ban and full asset freeze were also imposed on former Russian deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov on Thursday evening. This takes the total number of oligarchs sanctioned to 15, PA reports.
Boris Johnson said: “For as long as Putin continues his barbaric attack on innocent Ukrainians we will continue to exert every power we have to inflict maximum economic pain on Putin and his war machine.”
