Wiltshire MP "delighted" to be sanctioned by Russia
He's one of 287 named
A Wiltshire MP has said he is "delighted" to be one of the many sanctioned by the Russian Federation.
Andrew Murrison, who represents South West Wiltshire, is one of 287 MPs banned from entering the country.
The Kremlin says it's in response to the UK imposing similar restrictions.
Mr Murrison said:
"I'm delighted to be sanctioned by Putin. I assume written notification will follow which I'll frame and hang in the appropriate place."
He made a speech on Ukraine in the Commons this week that was highly critical of Putin and called for the frozen assets of Russian kleptocrats and oligarchs to be folded into a Marshall Plan fund to repair destruction caused by Putin's war.
He also called on China to use its influence to curb Putin's aggression before a 'cornered animal' deploys tactical nuclear weapons.
The MP cited the moral component of warfare as a reason for Ukraine's military success over its far more powerful adversary.
Andrew is on the sanctioned list alongside Salisbury MP John Glen, Romsey's Caroline Nokes and Desmond Swayne who represents Fordingbridge.