Britain announces new sanctions against Putin allies

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Friday imposed sanctions targeting figures working in the Russian government, including Pavel Fradkov, a defence minister, and Vladimir Selin, who leads an arm of the country's ministry of defence.

The foreign office said in a statement it also sanctioned Artem Chaika, whose extractives company supports Russian state-owned business, and two entities linked to Russia's nuclear energy giant Rosatom.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by William James)