Canada adds Putin daughters to sanctions list

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OTTAWA鈥擟anada on Tuesday added Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 two adult daughters to its sanctions list, following similar moves by allies, in response to Moscow鈥檚 war in Ukraine.

Those added to the list 鈥� which includes the wife and daughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and 10 other 鈥渃lose associates of the Russian regime鈥� 鈥� face asset seizures and travel bans.

Britain, the European Union and the United States have already sanctioned Putin鈥檚 two daughters: Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, born in 1985 and 1986 respectively.

Their mother is the Russian leader鈥檚 ex-wife Lyudmila, whose divorce from Putin was announced in 2013.

The Kremlin has kept details of Putin鈥檚 daughters鈥� lives a closely guarded secret.

According to the US Treasury Department, Vorontsova conducts genetic research that has been supported by billions of dollars in Russian state funding, and Tikhonova is a tech executive in Russia鈥檚 defense sector.

鈥淲e will continue to impose severe costs on the Russian regime in coordination with our allies and will relentlessly pursue accountability for their actions,鈥� Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement.

鈥淭hey will answer for their crimes.鈥�

Canada has sanctioned more than 750 individuals and entities from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine since Moscow鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine on February 24.