Washington, Mar 12:
The United States has imposed new sanctions on several Russian people in the latest round on account of their country’s invasion of Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
These include billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, three family members of President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson and legislators, 10 people on the board of VTB Bank, the second largest lender in Russia, and 12 members of the Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, the US Treasury Department said.
Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov was targeted on March 3. Friday’s measures extend to his wife and two adult children. They lead ?luxurious lifestyles that are incongruous with Peskov’s civil servant salary,? the Treasury said in a news release.
Others targeted for sanctions by the United States include, four Novikombank board members, including chair Elena Georgieva, and ABR Management and four of its board members, including Bank Rossiya chair Dmitri Lebedev and Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg Vladimir Knyaginin.
Eleven members and speaker Vyacheslav Volodin were also added to the sanctions list on Friday. (UNI)
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