Kremlin handout A former Russian government minister, once a governor in illegally annexed Crimea, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for breaching UK sanctions. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was found guilty of deliberately avoiding sanctions by receiving more than £75,000 from his wife, Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, into a newly-opened account, and a new Mercedes Benz SUV...
Kremlin handout Dmitrii Ovsiannikov pictured with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin A former Russian government minister – who was once a governor in illegally annexed Crimea – has been found guilty of breaching UK sanctions in the first case of its kind. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was accused of deliberately avoiding sanctions by receiving more than £75,000 from...