Take action over officials in Kyrgyzstan ‘helping Russia evade sanctions’, MPs and peers say

British foreign secretary told to impose new measures, with ruble-pegged cryptocurrency A7A5 being supported in country

More than 20 MPs and peers have called on the foreign secretary to take action against institutions and individuals in Kyrgyzstan allegedly facilitating large-scale Russian sanctions evasion.

They urged the UK to levy personal sanctions against three top Kyrgyz officials for their alleged role in facilitating Russian sanctions evasion more broadly, and more specifically for allowing Kyrgyzstan to host infrastructure supporting the cryptocurrency A7A5.