<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle replied: “I am not responsible for the answers that ministers give.<\/p>\n “But the Government frontbenches heard his point and if a correction is necessary, I am sure it will be forthcoming ASAP.”<\/p>\n An official indicated that Number 10 is expected to correct the record, with the action being referred to said to have been the visa decision in the past.<\/p>\n Mr Abramovich had issues around his entrepreneurial visa in 2018.<\/p>\n In October 2021, the businessman’s spokesperson confirmed he travelled to London as an Israeli citizen – therefore entering the United Kingdom without the need for a visa.<\/p>\n The Prime Minister announced in the Commons five Russian banks were being sanctioned, along with three people – Timchenko, and the brothers Igor and Boris Rotenberg.<\/p>\n The banks involved are Rossiya, IS Bank, GenBank, Promsvyazbank and the Black Sea Bank.<\/p>\n The UK Government said Timchenko, one of the founders of the Gunvor trading company, was a major shareholder in Bank Rossiya, itself a stakeholder in National Media Group which supported the destabilisation of Ukraine after Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.<\/p>\n “Bank Rossiya has supported the consolidation of Crimea into the Russian Federation by integrating the financial system following the annexation of Crimea,” said a statement on the government web page listing the sanctions.<\/p>\n Timchenko is a close ally of Putin, as are the Rotenbergs, Johnson said.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/boris-johnson-roman-abramovic-russia-sanctions-1570173.jpg?r=1645550543331\")
<\/p>\nRussia: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions amid Ukraine invasion<\/h3>\n