UK Sanctions 386 Russian Parliamentarians for Supporting Ukrainian Separatists

UK Sanctions 386 Russian Parliamentarians for Supporting Ukrainian Separatists
People walk in front of the Russian State Duma during the last day of the three-day parliamentary and local elections in Moscow, on Sept. 19, 2021. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
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Britain has sanctioned hundreds of Russian parliamentarians as the government seeks to further “tighten the screw” on President Vladimir Putin’s regime over the invasion of Ukraine.

The government said on Friday that 386 members of the Duma—the lower house of the Russian parliament—are being banned from travelling to the UK and any assets they have in the country will be frozen.