Washington: The war between Russia and Ukraine (Russia-Ukraine War) is going on for 43 days. Due to this fight, the differences between America and Russia have increased significantly. The US has imposed several economic sanctions on Russia in recent days. Now America is targeting the daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House also announced sanctions on Russia’s top public and private banks on Wednesday, along with Putin’s daughters. The new sanctions target Putin’s ex-wife Lyudmila Shkrevneva and two daughters Maria and Katerina. According to the details of the US sanctions package, Putin’s daughter Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defense industry. is.
Why is America targeting Putin’s daughters?
Two new targets are included in the latest US sanctions against Russia amid the war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has two adult daughters, Maria and Katerina, whom US officials believe are hiding President Vladimir Putin’s wealth. The US says his second daughter, Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova, leads government-funded programs that have received billions of dollars for genetics research from the Kremlin and are personally overseen by Putin.
What are the charges against Putin’s daughters?
According to the news agency Reuters, America says that we have reason to believe that Putin and many of his allies and oligarchs hide their wealth. An official said on condition of anonymity that we believe that many of Putin’s assets are hidden with family members. That’s why we are targeting them. However, Reuters correspondents were not immediately able to reach Putin’s daughters, his representatives or the Kremlin for comment.
Katrina marries Putin’s friend’s son
A 2015 report by Reuters news agency said that Katerina had identified herself as the wife of Kirill Shamalov, son of Nikolai Shamalov, a longtime friend of President Putin. Shamalov Senior is a shareholder in Bank Russia, which has been described by US officials as a personal bank of the Russian elite class. As husband and wife, Kirill and Katerina had corporate holdings of about $2 billion, according to estimates provided to Reuters by financial analysts.
At the same time, Putin’s eldest daughter Maria studied biology at St. Petersburg University and medicine at Moscow State University. He is also involved in genetic research work. According to Russian and Western media reports, Maria is married to Dutch businessman Jorit Jost Fassen.
What black money does Putin have?
The extent of Putin’s wealth in Russia is a sensitive topic. The Kremlin denied last year that he owned a grand palace on the Black Sea, as alleged in a video by opposition politician Alexei Navalny. More recently, US Senator Sheldon alleged that Putin and his oligarchs pooled their black money in other countries by buying mansions, mega-yachts, artwork and many more valuable assets.
