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The new US sanctions triggered by Russian's latest actions in Ukraine included targets that in the past have gone untouched: the family members of those in Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle.
By designating the sons of two powerful players close to the Russian President, the Biden administration sent a clear signal that its target list for individual sanctions extends beyond public officials and financiers as part of a new effort to shut down pathways for top Putin associates to shield their wealth by giving it to family members.
Denis Bortnikov and Vladimir Kiriyenko, both designated for individual sanctions by the Treasury Department on Tuesday, hold their own prominent positions in Russian business. But both will now have any US-held assets frozen and be barred from dealing with any US persons solely because their fathers serve as Putin's domestic intelligence chief and as one of Putin's closest advisers, respectively.
"This is unprecedented because we are extending the reach of US sanctions to prevent the elites close to Putin from using their kids to hide assets, evade costs, and squander the resources of the Russian people," a senior Biden administration official told CNN. "This is a new approach."
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/russian-sanctions-families-putin-inner-circle/index.html
make no mistake, Biden and our NATO allies are hard at work kneecapping Putin in various ways, he has made the biggest career blunder in all his KGB years and then presidencies (he's president for life).... and if Vlad wants to start a cyber war let's get it over with. Between the FBI, NSA and commercial tech companies the US for sure has nasty cybergrams ready to go....remember how they blew up that Iranian nuke factory? we may have attacked them many times already, but which side would want anyone to know...we don't announce our intentions and they don't want to admit a breach ever happened, hush hush
By designating the sons of two powerful players close to the Russian President, the Biden administration sent a clear signal that its target list for individual sanctions extends beyond public officials and financiers as part of a new effort to shut down pathways for top Putin associates to shield their wealth by giving it to family members.
Denis Bortnikov and Vladimir Kiriyenko, both designated for individual sanctions by the Treasury Department on Tuesday, hold their own prominent positions in Russian business. But both will now have any US-held assets frozen and be barred from dealing with any US persons solely because their fathers serve as Putin's domestic intelligence chief and as one of Putin's closest advisers, respectively.
"This is unprecedented because we are extending the reach of US sanctions to prevent the elites close to Putin from using their kids to hide assets, evade costs, and squander the resources of the Russian people," a senior Biden administration official told CNN. "This is a new approach."
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/russian-sanctions-families-putin-inner-circle/index.html
make no mistake, Biden and our NATO allies are hard at work kneecapping Putin in various ways, he has made the biggest career blunder in all his KGB years and then presidencies (he's president for life).... and if Vlad wants to start a cyber war let's get it over with. Between the FBI, NSA and commercial tech companies the US for sure has nasty cybergrams ready to go....remember how they blew up that Iranian nuke factory? we may have attacked them many times already, but which side would want anyone to know...we don't announce our intentions and they don't want to admit a breach ever happened, hush hush