Rejected petition Apply more severe sanctions against Russia

The current sanctions placed on Russia are not enough, we need to apply further more severe sanctions onto Russia and stripping assets from Russian oligarchs, for example Chelsea FC from Russian oligarchs.

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We as the United Kingdom need to do more against Russia to help maintain the sovereignty of Ukraine and to restore peace to Europe.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Place the strictest possible sanctions on Russia until it withdraws from Ukraine: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609428

Seize assets held by anyone with close ties to the Russian government: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609418

Full embargo of Russian imports in lieu of active military support in Ukraine: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609457

Since you started your petition the Government has announced additional sanctions on Russia. You can read the Government's statement on these sanctions here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-02-28/debates/3D28CB2C-B2E4-40B4-B40A-6D0D1147B6C9/Sanctions

And you can find details of the UK’s sanctions regime relating to Russia here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-sanctions-on-russia

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Date submitted 26 February 2022
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