Number 10 ‘prioritising’ sanctions on Russian banks over Kremlin-linked oligarchs

The UK is prioritising sanctioning Russian financial services firms instead of oligarchs because it will have a larger effect on stopping the “Russian war machine”, according to Number 10. Boris Johnson has been criticised in the past few days for not levelling more sanctions against Kremlin-linked oligarchs, particularly Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, as the EU [...]