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U.S. will sanction Putin, Lavrov and other Russian officials

26 February 2022 01:23 (UTC +04:00)

The U.S. government will impose direct sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the White House announced on Friday, joining the European Union as Russian forces continue their full-fledged assault on Ukraine, APA reports quoting Politico.

“In alignment with the decision by our European allies, the United States will join them in sanctioning President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov and members of the Russian national security team,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at her Friday briefing. “I expect we’ll have more specific details out later this afternoon.”

The EU announced it will freeze the assets of Putin and Lavrov as part of a sanctions package announced Friday. The package does not include restricting Putin’s travel to the EU, though Psaki suggested the U.S.’s sanctions might include a ban impacting the Russian presidents’ travels to the United States.