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Ukraine: Russian Government Official Issues Warning Over Sanctions

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Published 15:23 1 Mar 2022 GMT

Ukraine: Russian Government Official Issues Warning Over Sanctions

A Russian government official has issued a warning regarding sanctions imposed on the country.

Shola Lee

Shola Lee

A Russian government official has issued a warning regarding the sanctions imposed on the country following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev, a deputy head of Russia's Security Council, tweeted a response to sanctions imposed on the country.

The news comes as Russia was banned from the SWIFT banking system over the weekend, and UK prime minister Boris Johnson said he was ready to 'intensify' sanctions further.

Today, March 1, Medvedev tweeted in response to a comment by French finance minister Bruno Le Maire, in which he told French radio the European Union (EU) was going to unleash an economic and financial war on Russia, as per Sky News.

Medvedev's tweet read: 'Today, some French minister has said that they declared an economic war on Russia. Watch your tongue, gentlemen! And don’t forget that in human history, economic wars quite often turned into real ones'.

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Medvedev served as a placeholder for Putin when he had to shift to the role of prime minister in 2008 to 2012 due to term limits.

Vladimir Putin (Alamy)
Vladimir Putin (Alamy)

On Saturday, February 26, Russia was banned from SWIFT, a high security network that facilitates monetary transactions across the globe, a move intended to 'harm their [Russia's] ability to operate globally', as it will delay payments Russia receives for exports like oil and gas.

Alongside this, sanctions targeting Russia's finance, energy and military-industrial sectors have also been imposed.

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Namely, Russia's central bank has been targeted, with Western leaders agreeing to freeze its assets to limit its ability to access $630 billion in international dollar reserves.

In conjunction with this, all major Russian banks are being excluded from the UK's financial system.

Boris Johnson (Alamy)
Boris Johnson (Alamy)

Exports to Russia have also been targets, with the EU, US and UK announcing restrictions of which products can be sent into the country.

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These products include things that have dual civilian and military use, such as high-tech items and certain chemicals.

Individuals will also be targets under the sanctions with a 'hit list' of oligarchs being subject to sanctions.

The EU, US, UK and Canada have announced a task force dedicated to identifying and freezing the assets of individuals and companies.

If you would like to donate to the Red Cross Emergency Appeal, which will help provide food, medicines and basic medical supplies, shelter and water to those in Ukraine, click here for more information

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Boris Johnson, World News

Shola Lee
Shola Lee

Shola Lee began her journalism career while studying for her undergraduate degree at Queen Mary, University of London and Columbia University in New York. She has written for the Columbia Spectator, QM Global Bloggers, CUB Magazine, UniDays, and Warner Brothers' Wizarding World Digital. Recently, Shola took part in the 2021 BAFTA Crew and BBC New Creatives programme before becoming a journalist at UNILAD, where she works on breaking news, trending stories, and features.

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