The US has announced new sanctions on Russian financial institutions and individuals, including President Putin's two adult daughters
The US also announced sanctions on the wife and daughter of Putin's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov. The United Kingdom later announced its own sanctions, and the European Union were expected to follow suit as well, ramping up Western pressure on Moscow as the war enters its second month.The sanctions are designed to tighten the vice on Russia's economy, which has been kneecapped by Western punishment.
Members of Russia's Security Council, including former President and Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, are also being targeted by individual sanctions. The US has already sanctioned more than 140 oligarchs and their family members and over 400 Russian government officials, the senior official said.The new sanctions will cut those individuals off from the US banking system and freeze any assets held in the United States.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
“He Is a War Criminal”: Biden Calls Putin “Brutal” Amid Reports of Russian Human Rights AbusesThe U.S. plans to add new sanctions against Russia as reports of mass graves, summary executions, and rape by Putin’s forces shock the international conscience.
Read more »
US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to PutinThe capture of the massive yacht is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other assets of Russian elites.
Read more »
US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to PutinThe U.S. government has seized a 254-foot yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Read more »
Biden Demands War Crimes Trial for Putin, But Will US End Its Opposition to ICC?\u0022The United States has spent 20 years actively undermining the International Criminal Court,\u0022 noted one journalist. \u0022Trying to lead the way on war crimes prosecutions is... awkward, at best.\u0022
Read more »
Putin daughters hit by US sanctions, EU could followInsider tells the global tech, finance, markets, media, healthcare, and strategy stories you want to know.
Read more »
Biden: 'War criminal' Putin should face trial for Bucha killingsPresident Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.
Read more »