Ekaterina Ovsiannikova told Southwark Crown Court she ‘did not have a clue’ that sanctions imposed on her husband would affect her family.
Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, wife of former Russian minister Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, cried in court during her UK sanctions trial, claiming she was unaware the sanctions against her husband would affect her family. She is accused of circumventing sanctions by transferring £76,000 to her husband's UK bank account. Her husband faces seven counts of circumventing sanctions, while she faces four counts of breaching sanctions. Ovsiannikova's brother is also accused of circumventing sanctions.
