Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in the latest round of sanctions on Russians since the start of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Alina Kabaeva, a retired Russian Olympic gymnast, was a key name on the list of people added to the list of “Specially Designated Nationals.” Others included on the list are Andrey Andreevich Guryev, Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev, Kostyantyn Ivashchenko, Andrey Melnichenko, Alexander Ponomarenko, Natalya Popova, Dmitriy Pumpyanskiy, Viktor Rashnikov, Volodymyr Saldo, Kyrylo Stremousov, Anton Urusov, and Sergei Yeliseyev.
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“Today’s actions will tighten the global vise on Putin’s revenue and the Kremlin-connected elite complicit in the loss of countless innocent lives,” Brian Nelson, an undersecretary at the Treasury Department, wrote on social media.
Together, @USTreasury and @StateDept continue to impose severe costs on those who support Russia’s war. Today’s actions will tighten the global vise on Putin’s revenue and the Kremlin-connected elite complicit in the loss of countless innocent lives. https://t.co/nP4Y3mHXds
— Under Secretary Brian Nelson (@UnderSecTFI) August 2, 2022
Kabaeva was sanctioned by the United Kingdom in May as part of a crackdown on his personal financiers. U.S. officials reportedly declined to target Kabaeva in April due to a concern that it would be “so personal a blow” in escalating tensions between the United States and Russia.
The April sanctions implemented by the Biden administration included sanctions on Putin’s two adult daughters, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s wife, Maria, and other members of Russia’s Security Council. April’s sanctions also banned new investments in Russia and introduced full blocking restrictions on Russian financial institutions and state-owned enterprises.
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Without sending troops, the U.S. has sent other means of aid to Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced a $550 million package to Ukraine Monday afternoon. He provided limited details of the contents of the aid, only saying it would include more ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and 75,000 rounds of ammunition for the 155 mm artillery systems, according to a statement from the Pentagon.
Since Russia’s invasion in late February, the U.S. has provided Ukraine with more than $8 billion in military aid.
