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U.S. to impose sanctions on Vladimir Putin and top aide, White House says

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U.S. will impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday. The move reflects Moscow's new pariah status but are mostly symbolic, as it's unclear what assets Putin and Lavrov actually hold in the West.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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U.S., EU agree to freeze assets of Russia's Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov

It wasn’t immediately clear how impactful an asset freeze would be on Putin, who is the Russian president, or Lavrov, the country’s foreign minister.

3 years ago·Pittsburgh, United States

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WHDH

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US to impose sanctions on Putin following Ukraine invasion

(CNN) — The US will impose sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House announced Friday.The Russian leader will become the highest-profile target in the effort to impose costs on the Russian economy and Putin’s inner circle in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Additional Russian officials are likely to be included, one source familiar with the matter said.The European Union and United Kingdom also announced they wou…

3 years ago·Boston, United States

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KXRM

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US, EU agree to freeze assets of Russia’s Putin, Lavrov

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Biden administration announced Friday that it will move to freeze the assets of President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, following the European Union and Britain in directly sanctioning top Russian leadership.The Treasury Department announced the sanctions shortly after the EU said it had also approved an asset freeze against Putin and Lavrov as part of a broader package of sanctions against Russia for the…

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Al Jazeera

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US will sanction Putin for invading Ukraine, White House says

Biden administration to impose sanctions on Russian president, foreign minister and members of national security team.

3 years ago·Qatar

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C- Span

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U.S. to Join EU in Sanctioning Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirms that President Biden's decision to personally sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and the Russian national security leadership. The decision come after a call with the European Commission president on the West's response to the invasion of Ukraine.

3 years ago

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US, EU agree to freeze assets of Russia's Putin, Lavrov

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Biden administration announced Friday that it will move to freeze the assets of President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, following the European Union and

3 years ago

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