Mary Dejevsky: Ukraine’s crisis shines a light on the UK’s lax attitudes to foreign money
So western countries could impose "far-reaching" economic sanctions on Russia if no diplomatic solution is reached between Russia and Ukraine? They might consider scaling down their purchases of Russian energy – though not right now, obviously. There could also be visa freezes and travel bans, which would "be taken very seriously by the individuals concerned" – but nothing, as was hastily clarified, that would affect "Russians living in the UK legally".