<p>The UK is to tighten its legislation in order to impose tougher sanctions on Russia amid Moscow's massive troop buildup near Ukraine, foreign minister Liz Truss told parliament on Monday.</p>.<p>"This will be the toughest sanctions regime against Russia we've ever had," Truss told MPs, saying "those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide".</p>.<p>Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War after Moscow deployed tens of thousands of combat troops along its frontier with Ukraine.</p>.<p>"Moscow's malign intent is clear, they have massed more than 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian frontier," Truss said of the growing tensions between Russia and its neighbour.</p>.<p>"We know the danger is real," she added, urging Russia "to de-escalate, pull back its troops and engage in meaningful talks".</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/can-the-un-do-more-than-just-talk-about-russia-ukraine-crisis-1076542.html" target="_blank">Can the UN do more than just talk about Russia, Ukraine crisis?</a></strong></p>.<p>The British minister said that legislation allowing the government to target a broader range of individuals and businesses will be in place by February 10.</p>.<p>The move will broaden current legislation, which only allows the UK to target Russians specifically "linked to the destabilisation of Ukraine", Truss said.</p>.<p>The legislation would allow the UK to take part in an "unprecedented package of coordinated sanctions with our partners" including the United States, the minister said.</p>.<p>"I will not say now exactly who we may target or with what measure," she stipulated.</p>.<p>The UK is also reviewing investor visas already issued to Russians, Truss added.</p>.<p>The Kremlin denounced the plans as an "undisguised attack on business" and threatened retaliatory measures after Truss gave details in an interview on Sunday.</p>.<p>Truss said she will meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on a visit to Moscow in the next two weeks.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling parliament on Monday he would do this "as soon as I can".</p>.<p>Johnson is reportedly set to travel with Truss to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.</p>.<p>Moscow has demanded wide-ranging security guarantees, including that Ukraine never be allowed to join NATO.</p>.<p>The West has rejected Russia's key demands such as stopping new members from joining the alliance, but has laid down a raft of areas where it sees room to negotiate with the Kremlin.</p>.<p>Britain is preparing to offer NATO a "major" deployment of troops, weapons, warships and jets in Europe as soon as next week, Johnson announced late Saturday.</p>.<p>Truss said the UK is "combining dialogue with deterrents".</p>.<p>Ukraine has turned increasingly to the West since Moscow seized the Crimea peninsula in 2014 and began fuelling a separatist conflict in the east of the country that has cost more than 13,000 lives.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The UK is to tighten its legislation in order to impose tougher sanctions on Russia amid Moscow's massive troop buildup near Ukraine, foreign minister Liz Truss told parliament on Monday.</p>.<p>"This will be the toughest sanctions regime against Russia we've ever had," Truss told MPs, saying "those in and around the Kremlin will have nowhere to hide".</p>.<p>Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War after Moscow deployed tens of thousands of combat troops along its frontier with Ukraine.</p>.<p>"Moscow's malign intent is clear, they have massed more than 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian frontier," Truss said of the growing tensions between Russia and its neighbour.</p>.<p>"We know the danger is real," she added, urging Russia "to de-escalate, pull back its troops and engage in meaningful talks".</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/can-the-un-do-more-than-just-talk-about-russia-ukraine-crisis-1076542.html" target="_blank">Can the UN do more than just talk about Russia, Ukraine crisis?</a></strong></p>.<p>The British minister said that legislation allowing the government to target a broader range of individuals and businesses will be in place by February 10.</p>.<p>The move will broaden current legislation, which only allows the UK to target Russians specifically "linked to the destabilisation of Ukraine", Truss said.</p>.<p>The legislation would allow the UK to take part in an "unprecedented package of coordinated sanctions with our partners" including the United States, the minister said.</p>.<p>"I will not say now exactly who we may target or with what measure," she stipulated.</p>.<p>The UK is also reviewing investor visas already issued to Russians, Truss added.</p>.<p>The Kremlin denounced the plans as an "undisguised attack on business" and threatened retaliatory measures after Truss gave details in an interview on Sunday.</p>.<p>Truss said she will meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on a visit to Moscow in the next two weeks.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling parliament on Monday he would do this "as soon as I can".</p>.<p>Johnson is reportedly set to travel with Truss to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.</p>.<p>Moscow has demanded wide-ranging security guarantees, including that Ukraine never be allowed to join NATO.</p>.<p>The West has rejected Russia's key demands such as stopping new members from joining the alliance, but has laid down a raft of areas where it sees room to negotiate with the Kremlin.</p>.<p>Britain is preparing to offer NATO a "major" deployment of troops, weapons, warships and jets in Europe as soon as next week, Johnson announced late Saturday.</p>.<p>Truss said the UK is "combining dialogue with deterrents".</p>.<p>Ukraine has turned increasingly to the West since Moscow seized the Crimea peninsula in 2014 and began fuelling a separatist conflict in the east of the country that has cost more than 13,000 lives.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>