The United Kingdom prohibits imports from Russia valued at more than 1,000 million euros

Published 2022년 4월 21일

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The UK Department of International Trade has announced new sanctions against Russia, including a ban on imports of wood, silver, and caviar worth 1,000 million pounds, and increased tariffs on products from Russia and Belarus by 35 percent, totaling 130 million pounds. The country has also imposed sanctions on 26 Russian individuals and companies, including the spokesman for the Ministry of Defense and the manufacturer of the AK-47, in an effort to pressure and isolate the Russian economy.

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The United Kingdom Department of International Trade has reported this Thursday that the Government has prohibited imports of wood, silver and caviar from Russia and valued at 1,000 million pounds (about 1,200 million euros). The new sanctions have been announced by the Minister of International Trade, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, and the Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak. According to a statement, the measures increase tariffs by 35 percent on products valued at 130 million pounds (about 156 million euros) from Russia and Belarus, including diamonds. Trevelian has stated that the UK "continues to work shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine and its international partners to inflict as much damage as possible on the regime of (Vladimir) Putin and reduce their funds to carry out this illegal war." "We are taking advantage of all possible opportunities to pressure and isolate the Russian economy," he said, while Sunak reaffirmed "the strength" of the United Kingdom when it comes to "supporting ...

Source: Cope