Boris Johnson asked to explain why crackdown on Russian ‘dirty money’ will take 18 months
Boris Johnson has committed to releasing a full list of people and organisations linked to Vladimir Putin’s regime in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Downing Street has warned Britons they should “think carefully” before dealing with those on the list.
There were no immediate details of who will feature on the list, but aides have indicated that it will extend well beyond the eight oligarchs and 100-plus companies already sanctioned by the UK.
Mr Johnson announced the latest stand against Moscow during PMQs on Wednesday.
During the parliamentary session, he also refused a call by Labour MP Bill Esterson to donate £2m given to the Tories by a Russian banker to Ukrainian humanitarian causes.
Mr Esterson asked the PM whether he would hand over the money – given to the Conservatives by Lubov Chernukhin, the wife of a former minister in Putin’s government, as recently as the end of 2021 .
But instead, Mr Johnson told MPs that the UK’s fight with Putin was “not about the…