The primary action so far by Britain and its allies has been the expulsion of more than 150 Russian government officials, many of them suspected spies. Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain had also promised measures to punish Mr. Putin and his circle financially. Conservative lawmakers have also come under scrutiny for raising campaign money from wealthy Russians living in Britain and their associates. He said corrupt Russian state-controlled businesses that are already banned by sanctions from British markets had gotten around that by having their government, indirectly, borrow for them. Lawmakers have suggested other moves, like banning more Russian companies from British financial markets and revoking the broadcast license of RT, the Russian state-controlled television network.

Source: New York Times March 29, 2018 16:16 UTC