The UK has announced further sanctions against prominent Russians, including media figures and military leaders.
The latest names added to the sanctions list include TV host Sergey Brilev and Kremlin funded TV-Novosti, which owns the Russia Today news channel.
Aleksandr Zharov, chief executive of Gazprom-Media, Alexey Nikolov the managing director of RT and Anton Anisimov, the head of Sputnik International Broadcasting were also sanctioned.
Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev is also among the 14 new additions to the sanctions list.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Russia’s war on Ukraine had been based on “a torrent of lies”.
She added that: “Britain has helped lead the world in exposing Kremlin disinformation, and this latest batch of sanctions hits propagandists who push out Putin’s narratives.”
