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Lawyers rush to help City firms as Russia sanctions create compliance minefield

Threats to go further with economic blockades mean City firms need to get ahead of the game, according to top lawyers

With more firms set to be caught in the sanctions net, City leaders are being urged to review their relationships
With more firms set to be caught in the sanctions net, City leaders are being urged to review their relationships Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

City firms are facing a compliance minefield as the UK government mulls expanding its sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

As Russian forces launched an incursion from multiple sides of Ukraine on 24 February, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government and its allies would hit back with a “massive package” of sanctions in a bid to ensure the invasion ends in economic failure.

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