Russia to hit UK with retaliatory sanctions after Raab announces Magnitsky Act-style measures

Russia is to impose retaliatory sanctions on the UK, Moscow has said, a day after Dominic Raab announced Magnitsky Act-style measures against Russian and Saudi Arabian individuals.

Britain's post-Brexit sanctions are intended to stop the laundering of "blood money" the foreign secretary said yesterday.

In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will take reciprocal measures.

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