The United Kingdom will announce a hefty penalties against Russia on Monday, three years after the start of its war with Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Sunday.
“This is also the time to turn the screws on (Vladimir) Putin’s Russia,” Lammy declared in a statement issued on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
He said “Tomorrow, I plan to announce the largest package of sanctions against Russia since the early days of the war-eroding their military machine and reducing revenues fuelling the fires of destruction in Ukraine,” he said further.
The UK’s decision to increase sanctions comes as US President Donald Trump has recently pushed to exclude Kyiv and its European allies from negotiations with Russia about the future of the conflict.
This is a watershed moment in the history of Ukraine, Britain, and all of Europe… “Now is the time for Europe to double down on its support for Ukraine,” Lammy stated. Since the commencement of the war, London has imposed sanctions on 1,900 people and groups linked to Putin’s regime, as of January 2025.
Its sanctions target Russia’s financial, aviation, military, and energy sectors, with bank asset freezes, travel bans, and trade restrictions. Last week, EU members agreed to a fresh package of penalties, including a ban on Russian aluminium imports, which will be formally enacted on Monday 24, 2025.
