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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding

Ukrainian sanctions on media tycoon Alexander Lebedev revealed

Alexander Lebedev and Evgeny Lebedev at a fundraiser for the Journalism Foundation in London in May 2012.
Alexander Lebedev and Evgeny Lebedev at a fundraiser for the Journalism Foundation in London in May 2012. Photograph: Wenn Rights/Alamy

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Alexander Lebedev – the former KGB intelligence officer whose son Evgeny sits in the House of Lords – in connection with Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

The national security and defence council in Kyiv imposed sanctions on Lebedev Sr last October. The decision – first reported by Tortoise media – emerged on Thursday and follows a decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

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