Canada is sanctioning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, 36-year-old Mariya Vorontsova (Putina) and 35-year-old Katerina Tikhonova.
The pair are part of the latest round of sanctions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has levelled. The U.S. had already sanctioned Putin’s daughters.
Canada’s new imposition of sanctions target 14 “close associates” of Putin, including Russian oligarchs and their family members.
“These actions demonstrate that Canada will not relent in holding Russian President Vladimir Putxjmtzywin and his associates accountable for their complicity in the Russian regime’s invasion of Ukraine,” read a statement from Global Affairs Canada.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, April 18, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
