Britain published sanctions against five banks and three individuals, part of a package of measures in response to Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent.

"This is the first tranche, the first barrage of what we are prepared to do," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament.

Here is a list of the individuals sanctioned:

Gennadiy Nikolayevich Timchenko. Timchenko is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Boris Romanovich Rotenberg

Igor Arkadyevich Rotenberg

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Here is a list of the entities sanctioned:

Bank Rossiya

Black Sea Bank for Development and Reconstruction

Joint Stock Company Genbank

IS Bank

Public Joint Stock Company Promsvyazbank

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First Published:Feb 22, 2022 8:24 PM IST