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Canada imposes sanctions on Putin’s daughters
Canada on Tuesday said it was imposing targeted sanctions on 14 individuals in the Russian regime, including on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
Earlier this month, the United States and Britain both announced sanctions against Putin’s daughters – Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova – because they said they are believed to be hiding the Putin’s wealth.
This comes weeks after the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Putin’s two adult daughters in a symbolic move to put pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Katerina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova will be subject to an asset freeze and a travel ban, although it is not clear whether either of them has ever visited the UK or whether they own any assets within reach of UK officials.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada
The US were the first to impose sanctions on the women, with a senior US official saying that many of Putin’s assets were hidden with family members.
There have been persistent but unconfirmed reports that Putin has fathered other daughters but Tikhonova and Vorontsova are his only publicly acknowledged children.
