Against the background of the 42nd day of the invasion of Ukraine: The Wall Street Journal reported today (Wednesday) that the EU has proposed targeted sanctions against Russia’s two daughters, Vladimir PutinAccording to diplomatic sources involved in the matter.
The expected move will be the first to focus on the president’s family members, as so far the sanctions have been mainly political and economic, some of which have focused on the president’s non-family associates. A senior U.S. administration official added that the United States is expected to impose sanctions on Putin’s daughters as early as this week.
Meanwhile, last night many EU countries decided on another step against Moscow, when they reported that they would expel dozens of Russian diplomats from their countries. Among the countries are Italy, Denmark, Spain and Sweden, which will deport a total of about 73 Russian diplomats. This, in the shadow of the continued Russian invasion and the shocking images from the massacre in Bocha.
As you may recall, the world is in turmoil this week in the face of harsh images circulating from the town of Bocha, near Kiev. Bodies were found lying in the streets and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that more than 400 such were found, throughout the town. The harsh images angered many leaders, who called for an early investigation into Russia on suspicion of war crimes, when the President of the United States Joe Biden He also clarified that it needed to focus directly on Putin, whom he called a “war criminal.”
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