Britain has announced a new round of sanctions against “members of Russia’s military elite and the Kremlin elite”, including six entities providing military equipment such as drones for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The sanctions also targeted eight individuals and one entity linked to financial networks that help “maintain wealth and power among members of the Kremlin elite,” the government said in a statement today, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Britain.

🇬🇧🇺🇦 | NOW: Volodomyr Zelensky and Rishi Sunak arrive at Downing Street, where they will meet to discuss Russian attacks on Ukraine.

Among the agendas are military training for Ukrainian fighters and the shipment of more military equipment.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Downing Street for talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, only his second confirmed trip outside Ukraine since the war began https://t.co/W8UMMiPTNP pic.twitter.com/v2rndK30mQ

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“Ukraine has shown Putin that it will not bend under his tyrannical invasion. He responded by indiscriminately striking civilian areas and critical national infrastructure across the country,” Secretary of State James Cleverly said in a statement. “We couldn’t let him succeed. We need to increase our support.”

Britain has imposed sanctions on more than 1,300 individuals and entities in Russia over the past year.

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