The portal of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote that the US National Security Council had revoked the planned restrictions at the last minute. U.S. officials reportedly feared further escalation of relations with Russia. The measures are said to have been suspended despite the fact that Kabayev was suspected of hiding Putin’s property abroad.
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The letter quoted an unnamed US Treasury official who was involved in preparing the sanctions, saying that US officials thought Putin might see the sanctions against gymnasts as too personal and that this would further escalate tensions between Russia and the United States. .
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Radio Liberty, referring to WSJ sources, wrote that the gymnast could be the mother of at least three of Putin’s children.
Over the weekend, Kabayeva appeared in public after a long time at the Alina children’s gymnastics festival dedicated to World War II. “Every family has its own war story and we have to pass it on to future generations,” she said.
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The United States has already imposed sanctions on Ekaterina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsov, known as Putin’s daughters from their first marriage. However, the measure is considered symbolic. It is not certain that both women have assets abroad.
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