Britain to hit Russia and Belarus with fresh sanctions targeting ‘£1.7 billion of trade’

The sanctions, outlined by the International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, pictured, involve import tariffs and export bans (PA)

Russia and Belarus will face a new wave of sanctions – targeting £1.7bn (€2bn) of trade – to “thwart” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, the British government has announced.

The sanctions, outlined by Britain's International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, involve import tariffs and export bans.