The UK has announced the imposition of sanctions against Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash

The UK has announced the imposition of sanctions against Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash

The sanctions include asset freezes and travel bans.

Dmytro Firtash, a notorious oligarch who siphoned hundreds of millions of pounds out of Ukraine through corruption and control over gas distribution, and concealed tens of millions of pounds of illicitly obtained profits in the UK property market alone, the British government statement said.