New UK sanctions ratchet up pressure on Putin - Downing St

We've been hearing about more sanctions from the UK government - a Russian TV anchor and the managing director of state-backed news channel Russia Today are among those who have been targeted.

Downing Street said these latest sanctions were a sign that "we want to continue to further ratchet up the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime.

"We know that countries can adapt to sanctions over time so it's right that we keep moving forwards on this," the prime minister's official spokesman said.

He added it was equally right to to place sanctions on those who are seeking to "misinform people at a mass scale" by pushing falsehoods and misleading some of the Russian people.