Ukraine crisis on Friday's show (March 4) - alongside co-host Charlie Stayt.Dominic Raab, who is also the Secretary of State, offered the latest updates about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.It comes as Russian troops seized a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, which is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.PM Boris Johnson branded it a "reckless" attack which could "directly threaten the safety of all of Europe".
However, Naga wanted to know if the UK could put more pressure on Putin as she felt the UK was 'lagging behind Europe' when it came to sanctions on Russian oligarchs.Oligarchs are wealthy Russians who wield a great deal of political influence.She asked him: "How many Russians have been sanctioned by the UK government so far?"Raab replied: "There's over 100 entities which included individuals.
You'll have seen the two oligarchs that have been sanctioned over night, but also businesses and banks."He then dismissed claims that the UK had been "slow" to sanction those like oligarchs, saying: "There's been a running commentary that somehow the UK has been slow.
We've not been slow."We've been at the vanguard of taking action, and what's really important is we act in concert with our allies, European, American and other NATO allies."He went on to say that the UK have sanctioned more Russian banks and business than the EU have.However, Naga challenged his claims, saying: "You say the UK has sanctioned more business than the EU.
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