Rejected petition Impose maximum economic sanctions to stop Russia financing invasion of Ukraine

Rejected on 1 March 2022

We call on UK Government to impose commercial and financial penalties on Russian owned businesses and banks, to pause all financial transactions with these, to pressure relevant financial organisations to freeze Russian-held assets, and restrict their ability to move value through systems like SWIFT

All wars require economic backing / financing. Imposing maximum possible economic sanctions on significant individuals and state-owned businesses is the only non-military way to discourage aggression.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609428

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