Russia includes part of the Starmer Government on its ‘blacklist’ in response to UK sanctions

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Among the most prominent figures is the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Angela Rayner.

Nov. 26 () –

The Russian Foreign Ministry has included part of the British Government led by Keir Starmer on its ‘blacklist’ in response to London’s “anti-Russian” stance and its sanctions against Moscow, such as those announced the day before against what is known as ” Russian shadow fleet”, with which the Kremlin evades sanctions.

Among the thirty sanctioned personalities include not only political leaders of the United Kingdom, but also representatives of the military sector, high-tech companies and also journalists, whom Moscow points out for “having demonstrated their worth in the anti-Russian field.”

Russian diplomacy has published a statement with the identity of those sanctioned, among whom stands out the British Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner; the Minister of the Interior, Yvette Cooper; his Justice counterpart, Shabana Mahmood; the head of the Treasury, Rachel Jane Reeves; and the head of Energy Security, Edward Samuel Miliband.

Likewise, the list includes the Minister of Health, the Minister of the Environment, the Secretary of State for Business and Commerce, the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Education or the Deputy Minister of Defence, as well as those responsible within the central Government for Ireland. North and Wales.

In the arms industry, Russia has pointed out the leadership of the companies Callen-Lenz and Windracers Group Limited. Tom Ball and Dan Woodland, journalists from the British newspapers ‘The Times’ and ‘Daily Mail’, respectively, also appear on the list of sanctions.

The United Kingdom authorities announced on Monday the imposition of their largest package of sanctions against thirty vessels of the “Russian shadow fleet”, made up of ancient Russian ships owned anonymously to transport oil despite international sanctions. existing.