EU urges UK to act faster before Russian assets are spirited away
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#5WQ2K)
Officials voice growing frustration over lethargy in hitting oligarchs' wealth
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure from the EU to go further and faster in sanctioning Russian oligarchs over fears that assets are being swept out of the UK.
Contrary to the prime minister's claims to be leading the world in the economic response to the invasion of Ukraine, there is frustration among allies over the UK's lethargy in hitting Russian wealth.
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