Sanctions Against Putin S Daughters Are Difficult To Understand Kremlin Says

Putin’s daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, were among the most notable names to be included in the final round of sentencing as Western nations step up pressure on Russia. Officials suspect the Russian leader’s children may be involved in efforts to hide Putin’s assets. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov expressed outrage when he referred to the sanctions during a news conference on Thursday – describing the actions taken against Putin’s daughters as “difficult to understand and explain.” “Of course, we see these sanctions in themselves as an extension of a very angry position on restrictions,” Peshkov said. “In any case, the ongoing line to impose restrictions on family members speaks for itself.” Maria Vorontsova, Putin’s eldest daughter, is a medical research officer. Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS The latest sanctions have sparked a resurgence in Putin’s privacy, which the Russian leader has rarely discussed. The European Union imposed sanctions on both daughters on Friday, in line with the US move two days earlier. The Ministry of Finance described Tikhonova as a “technology executive whose work supports the [government of Russia] and defense industry “. Meanwhile, Vorontsova, the senior of Putin’s two well-known daughters, has been described as the leader of “state-funded programs that have received billions of dollars from the Kremlin for genetic research and are personally overseen by Putin.” Tikhonova is a former competitive dancer who heads a department of artificial intelligence at Moscow State University. Vorontsova is a medical research executive and co-owner of Nomenko, a health investment firm. As previously reported by The Post, Putin has worked to keep his two adult daughters out of the limelight – seldom referring to their activities or even acknowledging their existence. The couple are Putin’s children with his ex-wife Lyudmila Putin, a former flight attendant from whom he divorced in 2013. Katerina Tikhonova is a former competitive dancer.REUTERS Vladimir Putin rarely discusses or recognizes his daughters in public.AP The new round of sanctions also targeted the wife and daughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a close ally of Putin. Western officials have focused on wealthy individuals with ties to the Kremlin in a bid to increase pressure on Putin, who is accused of overseeing war crimes during the invasion. With Post cables