"We are forced to state that Russophobically charged British
representatives do not shy away trying to discredit the
constitutional system and socio-political processes in our
country," Russia's foreign ministry said.
"The so-called brain trusts operating on the basis of the
largest British and Western educational institutions make a
significant contribution to the subversive work of London in the
Russian direction."
Personal sanctions were announced against British Deputy Defense
Minister James Cartlidge, Deputy National Security Adviser Sarah
MacIntosh and Director of Submarines Simon Asquith.
Others targeted included Stuart Peach, the British prime
minister's special envoy to the Western Balkans, as well as
Lords Dan Hannan and Michael Ashcroft.
The academics sanctioned included historians Orlando Figes,
Norman Davies, Timothy Garton Ash, Rob Johnson, David Abulafia,
and experts including Roy Allison of Oxford, Graeme Robertson of
the University of North Carolina, Calder Walton of Harvard, and
James Sherr of the International Centre for Defense & Security
in Tallinn.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge)
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