UK sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters
UK prime minister- Putin and his daughter
Britain added Vladimir Putin's daughters to itssanctionslist on Friday, mirroring moves by the United States, in what it said was an effort to target the lifestyles of those in the Russian president's inner circle.
Following the Russian invasion ofUkraine, Britain and other Western allies have announced several waves ofsanctionstargetting Moscow's wealthy elites, key industries and its access to the international financial system.
An update to Britain'ssanctionslist announced asset freezes on Putin's adult daughters Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova, and Sergeyevna Vinokurova, the daughter of foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. All three were sanctioned by the United States earlier this week.
"Our unprecedented package ofsanctionsis hitting the elite and their families, while degrading the Russian economy on a scale Russia hasn’t seen since the fall of the Soviet Union," Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement.
Britain also said its analysis showed Russia is heading for the deepest recession since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Britain estimates that 60 per centof Russian foreign currency reserves have been frozen as a result of internationalsanctions.
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On Thursday, the Kremlin, which says its actions are a "special military operation" to disarm and "denazify"Ukraine, described the move against Putin's daughters as part of a broader Western frenzy against Russia.