The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

The UK has issued a list of measures against companies and individuals in Russia as the next step in responding to the invasion of Ukraine.

Russian companies will not be allowed to raise finances on UK markets

Nato allies under no treaty obligation to defend non-member state but UK does have forces in Baltic states and Poland and senior Tories already pressuring Boris Johnson on intervention

Five further oligarch allies of Vladimir Putin will be targeted, banks assets will be frozen and Aeroflot banned from landing planes in the UK.

Announcing a range of sanctions, the PM said the Russian President "will never be able to cleanse the blood of Ukraine from his hands"

The package includes an intention to impose an asset freeze on all major Russian banks.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a “massive” package of sanctions that he says are designed to “hobble the Russian economy”, in response to their invasion of Ukraine on Thursday. Reports of Russian incursions into Ukrainian territory came on three fronts, as Putin decided to act on the threat of…