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UK Freezes Assets On Russian Airlines Preventing Slot Sale (view source)
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<br>LONDON (AP) - Britain on Thursday froze the assets of three Russian airlines, preventing them from selling landing slots at U.K.<br>airports that are worth up to 50 million pounds ($62 million).<br> <br>The latest sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine stop state-owned Aeroflot, Russia´s biggest carrier, Rossiya Airlines and Ural Airlines from transferring the valuable landing rights, which are going unused because of an earlier ban on Russian aircraft flying to the United Kingdom.<br> <br>Wide-ranging international sanctions intended to pressure President Vladimir Putin into withdrawing his troops from Ukraine are already having a significant impact on Russia, the U.K.<br><br>Foreign Office said. Russian oil exports, [https://www.alphaslot777.com/ slot online] a key source of income for Putin´s government, were down 30% in April, and the nation´s economy is forecast to shrink as much as 15% this year.<br> <br>"As long as Putin continues his barbarous assault on Ukraine, we will continue to target the Russian economy," Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement.<br><br>"We´ve already closed our airspace to Russian airlines. Today, we´re making sure they can´t cash in their lucrative landing slots at our airports."<br><br>adverts.addToArray({"pos":"inread_player"})Advertisement