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THE stepdaughter of Russia’s foreign minister has had her glamorous London lifestyle blown up by swingeing British sanctions.
Polina Kovaleva, 26, is banned from visiting her plush £4.4million Kensington flat and cannot make any purchases in the UK.
The £4.4million Kensington flat bought by Polina[/caption]
Polina’s mother Svetlana Polyakova has allegedly been the mistress of Putin’s lapdog Sergei Lavrov for around 20 years.
The sanctions ban her from coming to Britain and freeze any assets she has here – including the Kensington pad.
Last week protesters rallied outside the flat yelling “your dad’s a murderer”.
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Polina went to a private boarding school in Bristol before gaining a first-class degree in economics with politics at Loughborough University.
She enjoys a life of luxury and has flaunted her jet-setting on social media.
The Foreign Office said targeting Polina “sends a strong signal that those benefiting from association of those responsible for Russian aggression are in scope of our sanctions”.
She was one of a number of Kremlin cronies and “hired thugs” slapped in Liz Truss’ fresh sanctions spree.
Eugene Markovich Shvidler, a billionaire with close links to Roman Abramovich, has also been sanctioned.
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Britain is also sanctioning the mercenary Wagner Group – guns for hire who have been helping Putin’s murderous invasion.
Ms Truss said: “These oligarchs, businesses and hired thugs are complicit in the murder of innocent civilians and it is right that they pay the price.
“Putin should be under no illusions – we are united with our allies and will keep tightening the screw on the Russian economy to help ensure he fails in Ukraine. There will be no let-up.”
An ally added: “Liz wants to send a clear message that we’ll go after family and associates of Putin’s lapdogs. Nothing and no one is off the table.”
Boris Johnson said this morning Britain would continue to tighten the vice on Russia to choke off funds for Putin’s war machine.
He is eyeing ways to cut off Putin’s vast gold reserves as well as his cash supplies.
Polina playing tennis in Hyde Park[/caption]
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