Neutral Switzerland has approved sanctions against another 200 individuals and entities, including two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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“The Swiss sanctions list now fully reflects the one adopted by the EU,” the government said.
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An unnamed U.S. official previously said there were indications that Putin’s daughters had property in the West.
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“We believe that many of Putin’s assets are hidden with family members, so we are targeting them,” a Washington Post reporter was quoted as saying.
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According to some sources, Putina’s partner, former gymnast Alina Kabajevová and their four children also live in Switzerland. There has even been a petition asking the country to deport the woman and the children.
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However, the sanctions concern two adult daughters of Putin, Ekaterina Tikhonova and Maria Vorontsova, whom he has with his ex-wife Ludmila Skrebnevova. They are now 35 and 36 years old.
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Switzerland said last week that it had so far frozen the assets of sanctioned Russians in the amount of 7.5 billion Swiss francs (over 181 billion crowns).
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EU sanctions are also being applied by Liechtenstein, which said last week that it had frozen around 260 million Swiss francs linked to Russia.
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