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No convictions secured for Russian sanction breaches, says NCA

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Financial sanctions on Russia were introduced following the annexation of Crimea in 2014 .

They include bans on exporting weapons technology, facilitating the illegal trade of Russian oil.

A law was introduced four years ago to allow the UK to convict those breaching the sanctions.

The NCA 's director-general pointed to the complexity of cases and said charges had only been brought once.

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