UK sanctions against Russia: what impact will they have?

Theresa May’s package of diplomatic and economic measures against Russia is measured, focused but unlikely to put additional economic pressure on either Russia or Vladimir Putin’s entourage, British defence and diplomatic analysts have said.Jonathan Eyal, an associate director at the military thinktank Rusi, said he had expected a stronger reaction.Mathieu Boulègue, a Russia expert at Chatham House, another thinktank, said: “The Kremlin will understand this as a very mil