LONDON: British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Saturday he has prevented the use of another private jet that has links to Russian oligarchs.
"We won’t stand by and watch those who’ve made millions through Putin’s patronage live their lives in peace as innocent blood is shed," Shapps said on Twitter.The Department for Transport said it has issued a Notice to Airmen to prevent the aircraft from taking off from London Luton Airport. The aircraft will remain at the airport while officials investigate further whether it falls under the recent sanctions legislation banning all aircraft connected with Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine.The department has already detained one private helicopter belonging to HeliCo Group LLC and two private jets.
The two jets belong to Eugene Shvidler, a sanctioned billionaire business associate of Roman Abramovich. Russia denies targeting civilians in an invasion that began on Feb 24 when Putin launched what he called a"special military operation" in Ukraine.
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