Ban on new gold imports from Russia seen as ‘largely symbolic’
The ban is unlikely to have any real impact on prices, with macro issues really driving sentiment at the moment.
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"The measures we have announced today will directly hit Russian oligarchs and strike at the heart of Putin's war machine," Boris Johnson said.
