Brussels | Europeans on Friday allowed the two daughters of Vladimir Putin, now on the EU’s list, with more than 200 people, including several oligarchs close to the Russian president and pro – Kremlin newspaper bosses.
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Already targeted by Washington and London, the daughters of Maria Vorontsova and Katrina Dikonova, born in 1985 and 1986, respectively, are the daughters of Vladimir Putin and Lyotmila Putina, who were divorced in 2013 by the Russian president.
Like the 217 individuals and 18 companies included in this list, published in the official journal of the European Union, they have been barred from entering the EU and their assets have been frozen there.
The official newspaper notes that senior Maria Vorontsova is being targeted for her role in Nomenko, a major investment project company in the health sector that provides “substantial sources of income” to the Russian government.
Her sister, Katerina Tikhonova, runs a fund in support of young scientists created by organizations that are “members of the inner circle of the Russian president”, according to the same source.
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Putin and his daughter Katarina Dikonova.
These fifth sanctions impose economic measures, especially the ban on Russian coal from August and the closure of European ports for ships flying the Russian flag. The purchase of coal by the EU represents eight billion euros a year, far less than the purchase of gas and oil.
This was determined after dozens of civilian bodies were found last weekend in Bautista, near Kiev, after Russian forces withdrew. The films caused worldwide shock and accusations of “war crimes” against Moscow.
The European list includes businessmen close to Putin, including Oleg Deribaska, Boris and Igor Rottenberg, and the brother and son of billionaire Arcady Rottenberg, the owner of the first Russian bank, Sberbank. A threat to the territorial integrity of Ukraine “, underscores the EU.
Twenty-seven also allowed pro-Kremlin media managers, such as Sergei Mikhailov, director of the DOS agency, or Vladimir Putin, whom Vladimir Putin described as “his favorite newspaper.” .
Members of all governments and assemblies (179) of the pro-Russian republics of Luhansk and Donetsk were included.
Four banks
VTB, the second Russian company, Bank Otkritie, Novikombank (a subsidiary of Rostec), Sovcombank – represents 23% of the Russian banking market, and their assets are frozen. They have already been excluded from the Swift International Financial System.
Among the targeted companies, the EU has also listed a company owned by Oleg Deripaska, which manufactures waterfall vehicles for the military.
The list, created in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea, now contains the names of 1,091 people and 80 companies.
