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Britain is imposing sanctions on Russia’s second richest man and a cousin of the president, Vladimir Putin, in the latest round of measures targeting allies of the Russian leader, PA Media reports. PA says:
Among those sanctioned are Vladimir Potanin – Russia’s second richest man and owner of the Interross conglomerate – and Mr Putin’s cousin, Anna Tsivileva, who is president of the JSC Kolmar Group coal mining company, the government has announced.
The government is also sanctioning a group of Russian individuals and companies for their involvement in repressing civilians and supporting the Assad regime in Syria.