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UK gave sanctioned Russians ‘golden visas’ after first Ukraine invasion

Government accused of ‘shocking complacency’ over awards to seven Putin cronies

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Seven Russians now under sanctions were awarded controversial “golden visas” by the UK after Vladimir Putin’s regime first invaded Ukraine in 2014, the government has admitted.

The government closed the “tier 1 investor visa” scheme in February amid the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine’s border as it prepared to broaden its occupation beyond Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.

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