Putin’s Holy Man Hit by U.K. Sanctions

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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Patriarch Kirill has abused his position to justify the war on Ukraine. Kirill is a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova accused of enabling the taking of 2,000 vulnerable children from the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

13 days ago·Moscow, Russian Federation

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The Guardian

UK aims sanctions at Russians accused of abducting Ukrainian children

Maria Lvova-Belova accused by Ukraine of organising capture of vulnerable children in Luhansk and Donetsk

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Russian officials sanctioned after ‘barbaric’ treatment of Ukrainian children

The Foreign Office has announced fresh sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s allies.

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption

Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as well as Russia's children's rights commissioner, who Britain said is responsible for the forced transfer and adoption of hundreds of Ukrainian children into Russia.

13 days ago·United States

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National Post

UK sets out new Russia sanctions for ‘barbaric treatment of children in Ukraine’

Britain on Thursday said it had sanctioned Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for the "forced transfer and adoption of Ukrainian children," as part of a new wave of sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian crisis.

13 days ago·Canada

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VOA News

UK Sanctions Russian Orthodox Head; Decries Forced Adoption

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has "repeatedly abused his position to justify the war" on Ukraine

13 days ago·United States

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