Watch: Putin delivers keynote speech at Valdai forum as UK announces 56 new Russian sanctions

Watch as Vladimir Putin delivered a keynote speech at the Valdai forum in Sochi on Thursday (7 November), as the UK announced 56 new Russian sanctions.

The UK has announced a wave of new sanctions against Russia, including Salisbury poisoning suspect Denis Sergeev.

Suppliers supporting Russia’s military production and Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in Sub-Saharan Africa are also being targeted, the Foreign Office said.

The 56 sanctions will target entities based in China, Turkey and Central Asia involved in the supply and production of goods including machine tools, microelectronics and components for drones.

Foreign secretary David Lammy said the sanctions “build on the UK’s mission to combat Russian malign activity globally”.