The Russian Embassy in Britain pointed out the absence of the impact of new sanctions on the course of its

The UK's expansion of its illegitimate sanctions against Russia will have no impact on the course of the special military operation. This was confirmed on May 5 by a statement from the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom.

"London has announced another set of illegitimate sanctions measures against our country. It is clear that the impact of this hostile step, as well as the previous ones, on the overall situation, and even more so on the course of its operation, will not be noticed, despite the pretentious slogans of the British authorities," RIA Novosti cites the contents of the message.

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Information about Britain's expansion of sanctions against Russia, in particular against eight companies and 10 individuals, appeared on the same day. It was noted that organizations from Cameroon, China and Thailand, as well as a number of employees of the Alabuga Start program, fell under the measures. Pavel Nikitin, the owner of a company that manufactures combat drones, was also included in the updated sanctions list.