British boy sanctioned by Russia after 'clearly scaring' Vladimir Putin

British boy sanctioned by Russia after 'clearly scaring' Vladimir PutinA British boy has been sanctioned by Russia after apparently 'scaring' Vladimir Putin with his ongoing investigation into the government. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Ewan Gleadow 12:45, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Updated: 13:00, Thu, Jun 4, 2026 Vladimir Putin added a Brit boy to a sanctioned list (Image: Getty)A British boy who exposed a Russian cryptocurrency network has been sanctioned by Vladimir Putin for "scaring" the world leader. Alexander Browder, 17, has refused to back down from taking the fight to Putin despite being sanctioned by Russia's foreign ministry along with five other British nationals. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Browder, the son of political activist and Putin critic Sir Bill Browder, was flagged by the Russian government along with five other Brits for spreading "misinformation". The teenager has since called the blacklisting a "badge of honour" and confirmed he would continue investigating the Russian state's cryptocurrency links. Browder had found evidence of Russia laundering $350billion, with Iran and North Korea also involved. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Morrisons confirms £8.50 rule across 1,800 UK stores HMRC confirms state pension tax change rule for all state pensioners Browder told Metro: "The sanctions don’t intimidate me. It tells me I’ve touched a nerve with my work. If the Kremlin are angry about my work on crypto lau...