Former Putin-appointed governor jailed for breaching UK sanctions

Kremlin handout A picture of Vladimir Putin and Dmitrii Ovsiannikov sat opposite each other. Both men are wearing dark-coloured suits and are sitting at a gold table Kremlin handout

A former Russian government minister, once a governor in illegally annexed Crimea, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for breaching UK sanctions.

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was found guilty of deliberately avoiding sanctions by…

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