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| The US has asked Putin's associates to blame for the attack on Ukraine. (photo: getty images) |
The United States has blacklisted the alleged girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the owner of London's second largest estate in a new round of sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.
Several other key Russian figures believed to be close to President Putin have also been hit by US business sanctions.
The US has also imposed sanctions on figures Russia has linked to occupied territories in Ukraine.
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In addition, almost a number of Russian high-tech institutes, companies and electronics institutions have also been hit by US sanctions.
The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions on billionaire Andrei Grigorievich Guriev, a friend of President Putin, who owns Buckingham Palace.
The latter owns the second largest estate in London, Wittenhurst. Guriev is the founder and former deputy chairman of the world's largest supplier of fertilizers, Foss Agro.
After the US sanctions, the assets of Guriev and his son are now in American banks. will be seized and companies and individuals having business relations with them will also face difficulties in transactions with American banks.
The US also blacklisted Guriev's Caribbean-based 81-meter yacht Alfa Nero, which threatens to impound it.
However, the United States said Alpha Nero had reportedly turned off its location-tracking hardware to avoid seizure.
Natalya Popova, the wife of manager Karil Dmitriev, has also been banned.
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| Russia attacked Ukraine in late February this year. (photo: Reuters) |
According to the Treasury Department, Popova works for the technology firm Inuprektika, which is run by one of Putin's daughters.
Innocent people are becoming victims while Putin's cronies have enriched themselves and amassed wealth for a lavish lifestyle.'
"The Treasury Department will do everything possible to ensure that Russian elites and Kremlin officials are held accountable for their complicity in a battle that has cost countless lives," Yellen said.
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