A Russian general nicknamed the "Mariupol Butcher” is among the propagandists and kremlinMedia organizations funded by the UK government will be sanctioned today.
Announcement of 14 new additions to the sanctions list, mainly targeting "disinformation" from Moscow: liz trusssaid the chancellor Vladimir Putinthe war in Ukraine it is “based on a torrent of lies”.
The latest names to be added include propagandist Sergey Brilev, a TV presenter on Russia's state-owned Rossiya, and Kremlin-funded TV-Novosti, which owns the RT news channel.
The Foreign Office said Brilev previously lived in Britain and will no longer be able to access any of his UK assets or continue his business.
Others include Aleksandr Zharov, CEO of Gazprom-Media, Alexey Nikolov, managing director of RT, and Sputnik international broadcast director Anton Anisimov.
Addressing state media organizations directly, including Novosti, which owns RT, the government added that following Ofcom's decision to revoke RT's broadcast license, the sanctions will ensure the channel cannot find its way back to the US. UK televisions.
Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, nicknamed “the butcher of Mariupol” due to his alleged brutal military tactics in Ukraineincluding the destruction of a maternity hospital, is also among the 14 new additions to the sanctions list.
The Foreign Ministry added that Mizintsev, the head of the National Defense Command and Control Center, where Russian military operations are controlled, is known for using "reprehensible tactics," including bombing civilian centers in Aleppo, Syria.
This map shows the extent of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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"Putin's war against Ukraine is based on a torrent of lies," the foreign secretary said. “Britain has helped lead the world in exposing Kremlin disinformation, and this latest batch of sanctions hits the shameless propagandists pushing Putin's fake news and narratives.
“We will go ahead with more sanctions to increase the pressure on Russia and make sure that Putin loses in Ukraine. Nothing and no one is off the table."
Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, also said: “Putin's propaganda machine has been working in overdrive to spread misinformation and distract attention from his barbaric actions in Ukraine.
“These sanctions will target those who are complicit in covering up the actions of the Russian state. We will not hesitate to take further action against people and organizations that are trying to mislead people about this misguided war."
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