British Foreign Minister Elizabeth Truss during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. File photoLONDON, Mar 19 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in an interview with the Times newspaper that the sanctions imposed on Russian businessmen will not be lifted.
"It is extremely difficult (to imagine the lifting of sanctions — ed.). These oligarchs allowed (Russian President — ed.) Vladimir Putin to do what he does,” Truss said.
She also expressed the opinion that Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, who owns a London Chelsea football club will never be able to return to the UK. Earlier, Britain, in connection with Russia's recognition of the independence of the LPR and the DPR, imposed sanctions against several Russian banks and businessmen. Then London several times expanded the list of restrictions in connection with the special operation in Ukraine. According to Trass, over a thousand Russian citizens and businesses are currently under sanctions. A large number of Russian politicians, officials and entrepreneurs are banned from entering Britain, and restrictive measures also include freezing accounts in the country. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides.