BRUSSELS - Europe is closing its doors to adult relatives of the Russian regime in reaction to its brutality in Ukraine, including president Vladimir Putin's daughters.
The president's daughters — 36-year old Maria Vorontsova and 37-year old Ekhaterina Tikhonova — are to be placed under a visa ban and asset freeze most likely by this weekend, according to a draft EU list seen by EUobserver.
The US has imposed sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s daughters. The measures, which also include sanctions against the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major Russian banks, follow reports of atrocities by Russian troops in Ukraine, including images of murdered civilians scattered across the streets of Bucha.
Washington hopes to freeze any assets the Russian president may be hiding through his daughters. However, the move is “largely symbolic”, as “it’s unclear they have significant assets outside of Russia”, Bloomberg said. Diplomats have said the EU is also planning to target Putin’s daughters as part of the bloc’s response to the invasion.
