US hits Russia with new sanctions on Putin's daughters and the country's largest banks
Russia has been accused of committing war crimes in Ukraine. Here's what we know now.The Biden administration will impose sweeping new sanctions on Russia that include targeting Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters in response to atrocities in Ukraine that the White House has called war crimes, the White House said Wednesday.
Other new measures include full blocking sanctions on Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank, and Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa Bank – moves that the official called “the most severe financial sanctions” the U.S. can take on Russia’s largest financial entities. ► Ukraine's military said it has retaken the settlements of Dobryanka, Novovoznesenske, and Trudolyubivka in the Kherson region just north of Crimea.
► Greece is expelling 12 Russian diplomats. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Western countries have expelled more than 150 Russian diplomats.Dutch customs officials placed 14 yachts at five shipyards under"special supervision" on Wednesday because they are being built or repaired for wealthy Russians.
The U.S. government on Monday seized a 254-foot yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to Putin. Other countries also have seized the luxury boats.The reports and images of civilian deaths in Bucha are"deeply disturbing" and should be thoroughly investigated, China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun said Wednesday Thursday. But Zhang placed no blame on Russia and urged all sides to"exercise restraint and avoid unfounded accusations" until more details are known.
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