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Labour MP Stephen Kinnock calls for Sergei Brilev of state-controlled Rossiya 1 to be banned from UK and have assets frozen.

He was the official co-commentator for Putin’s presidential inauguration in 2018, when he was accused of failing to report on protests and detentions relating to the ceremony. The channel describes the war as a “special military operation” launched to protect Ukrainian citizens from “abuse and genocide”. It has been reported that two villas owned by him at Lake Como in Italy, worth €8m (£6.7m), have been sequestered by the authorities. “The British government must conduct a full and thorough investigation into Mr Brilev in order to judge whether he should be sanctioned. Land Registry records examined by the Observer last week revealed that Brilev’s wife, Irina, still owns the property. She is also a shareholder in the management company for the block in Chiswick.