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Helen William

Wife of former Russian minister cries during UK sanctions trial

The trial is being heard at Southwark Crown Court, London (PA) - (PA Archive)

The wife of a former Russian minister accused of breaching sanctions in the UK broke down in tears as she told a court she would never “take that risk” with her family’s future.

Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, 47, told London’s Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday she “did not have a clue” that sanctions imposed on her husband, a designated Russian public figure, could impact her family.

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