Britain announced asset freezes and travel bans on 386 members of the Russian Duma, its lower house of parliament, who voted for the independence Luhansk and Donetsk 'people's republics' in eastern Ukraine, Report informs, citing foreign media.
"Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has today sanctioned 386 members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, for their support for the Ukrainian breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk," the statement reads.
The new sanctions will ban those listed from travelling to the UK, accessing assets held within the UK and doing business here.