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Bizarre Russian Press Speculation About The UK’s Sanctions Awkwardly Undermined By Labour Move

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One Russian newspaper claimed today that the UK could lift sanctions against the state, only for the Foreign Office to issue a new crackdown hours later.

The British embassy in Russia reportedly told national newspaper Izvestia that the UK is considering watering down sanctions, introduced due to the Ukraine war, against Moscow.

Izvestia (in which the state-owned company Gazopram has a controlling share) did acknowledge that the House of Lords has warned the UK will stay in step with the US and not lift sanctions – but still suggested such measures cannot be lifted if they do not serve a purpose.

This claim was then reported by the Russian state agency TASS, too.

The UK has imposed sanctions on almost 2,000 Russians, including government officials, and more than 300 companies.

Although there have been concerns the sanctions are not having the desired effect, those fears centre around the measures not being hard enough.

Plus, any rowing back on these measures would be a major shift in the UK’s long-term support for Ukraine, which is highly unlikely.

However, the Labour government appeared to have already inadvertently quashed such claims via the foreign secretary David Lammy’s latest announcement.

The UK declared new and significant measures against Iran and Russia on Tuesday.

It came after Iran sent new ballistic missiles to Moscow for use on the battlefield against Ukraine.

Iran has sent hundreds of drones to Russia since the war began, and is one of the country’s primary military backers.

So the UK and the US have announced co-ordinated sanctions against the two countries, while the UK, France and Germany also issued a joint statement and cancelled bilateral arrangements with Iran.

Russian cargo ships have been sanctioned for their role in transporting military supplies from Iran into the country, too.

UK parliament is also looking to strengthen trade sanctions on Iran this week in a further blow to Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Lammy said: “Iran supplying Russia with ballistic missiles to fuel its illegal invasion of Ukraine is a significant and dangerous escalation.

“We have been clear in that any transfer of ballistic missiles by Iran would face a significant response. Today, alongside our international partners, we are calling out this behaviour and its attempts to undermine global security.

“Iran must stop supporting Putin’s unprovoked, premeditated and barbaric attack against a sovereign democratic state. The UK will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.”

Meanwhile transport secretary Louise Haigh said: “We will continue to use every lever at our disposal to put pressure on Iran to end its support for Putin’s illegal invasion.”

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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Tease Latest Netflix Series

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Netflix has offered a fresh look at Prince Harry’s latest collaborative project with the streaming giant.

The Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan Markle signed a deal reported to be worth tens of millions of pounds with the platform in 2020, after stepping down from their positions as senior members of the Royal Family.

Since then, they’ve debuted the six-part documentary Harry & Meghan, exploring their relationship and the headlines surrounding it, as well as Live To Lead, a series examining different public figures who have made a difference, and Heart Of Invictus, which centred around the Invictus Games.

Later this year, another series produced by Harry is due to premiere on the platform, focusing on one of his passions – polo.

On Monday evening, Netflix shared new photos from the documentary, which is described as “a new documentary series that follows elite global players and offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of the sport”.

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POLO is a new documentary series that follows elite global players and offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of the sport. From Archewell Productions and Boardwalk Pictures. Premiering this December. pic.twitter.com/92vu4xYW8u

— Netflix (@netflix) September 9, 2024

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POLO is a new documentary series that follows elite global players and offers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced world of the sport. From Archewell Productions and Boardwalk Pictures. Premiering this December. pic.twitter.com/92vu4xYW8u

— Netflix (@netflix) September 9, 2024

Harry and Meghan first announced the project through their Archewell production company back in April.

They said at the time: “Known primarily for its aesthetic and social scene, the series will pull the curtain back on the grit and passion of the sport, capturing players and all it takes to compete at the highest level.”

As well as Polo, which premieres in December, Meghan is curating a series which “will celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship”.

The royal couple also signed a big-money deal with Spotify in 2020, for whom Meghan debuted the podcast series Archetypes in 2022.

For around the first year of their deal with the audio streaming service, Harry and Meghan released just one podcast, which was a one-off festive special featuring their son Archie and a host of celebrity friends.

Meghan later unveiled her podcast series in August 2022, exploring female stereotypes and labels that have been levelled against women throughout history.

In a joint statement from the Sussexes and Spotify a year later, it was confirmed the two parties had “mutually agreed to part ways”.

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