UK passes new law banning maintenance on aircraft or ships owned by specific Russian oligarchs under sanctions or their businesses.

This is stated in a statement on the website of the British government, writes "

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The new laws were immediately applied to Russian businessmen Yevgeny Shvidler and Oleg Tinkov.

" We will continue to increase pressure as long as there are Russian troops in Ukraine, targeting not only the business of the oligarchs, but also their assets and international lifestyle,” Foreign Minister Liz Truss said..

Secretary of State for Transportation Grant Shapps added that the current legislation adds new ways to deny oligarchs "

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The new law also extended the financial, trade and shipping sanctions imposed on Crimea to non-government-controlled territory in Donetsk and Luhansk regions..