Public face call-up if we go to war because Army is too small, military chief warns

The measures against both the the banks and individuals include UK asset freezes, a travel ban and prohibition on British individuals and businesses dealing with them. The individuals concerned are Gennady Timchenko, Boris Rotenberg, and Igor Rotenberg, all oligarchs who Mr Johnson described as “cronies” of the Russian president. Rossiya, IS Bank, General Bank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Ban are the banks in question. While the UK has no plans to directly go to war with Russia, Mr Johnson had strong words for his Russian counterpart on Thursday. It is extremely unlikely that the UK will go to war with Russia any time soon.