UK announces new sanctions against Russia: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says ‘United Kingdom can now detain Russian aircraft’
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The UK has announced a raft of new sanctions affecting Russian aircraft and exports of space and aviation technology. The measures, which were announced by the UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, will give the government powers to detain Russian aircraft in the UK and make it a criminal offence to fly or land them in the country, the BBC reported.