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Liz Truss: Nothing is off the table to stop Putin's threats against Ukraine
The BBC reported, The UK foreign secretary said, the UK will use "every lever at our disposal" to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats against Ukraine.
Writing in the Times, Liz Truss said G7 allies have agreed on further sanctions and "nothing is off the table.
Ms Truss wrote that this was the first wave of a "closely co-ordinated effort to ratchet up the pressure" on the Russian president, initially targeting individuals and companies closest to the Kremlin.
She said the government has a "long list of those complicit in the actions of the Russian leadership", adding that if Mr Putin refuses to pull back troops, the UK can "keep turning up the heat" by targeting more banks, wealthy individuals and significant companies.
Some of the measures mentioned by Ms Truss were previously announced by the Foreign Office on Tuesday.
They include sanctioning Russian parliamentarians - which would require new legislation - and preventing British firms from doing business in the two rebel-held areas in Donetsk and Luhansk, recognised by Russia as independent.
Ms Truss also said the UK would restrict the Russian state and key companies from raising funding in UK financial markets, as well as banning a range of high-tech exports to Russia, "degrading the development of its military-industrial base for years".
Liz Truss: Vladimir Putin could drag out Ukraine crisis for months
She said: "Time after time, we and our allies have said that any further invasion would have severe consequences. Now Russia has chosen to abandon diplomacy, we have a moral duty to stand with Ukraine and demonstrate that we mean what we say."
Source: BBC
