Johnson steps up Ukraine support but is accused of slowness on Russian dirty money
by Aubrey Allegretti from World news | The Guardian on (#5WTJH)
Emergency laws due to be rushed through Commons but ministers warned measures contain loopholes
Boris Johnson has pledged to send more defensive equipment and $100m to Ukraine to hold off Russian troops and mitigate financial pressures facing the country, but was accused of moving too slowly and timidly to clamp down on oligarchs' dirty money in the UK.
Emergency legislation is due to be rushed through the House of Commons on Monday, intended to create a register of overseas ownership of UK land and property, reform unexplained wealth orders and make it easier to prosecute those involved in breaking sanctions.
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