Canada has imposed sanctions against the chairman of the board of directors of the National Media Group holding and the alleged mistress of Vladimir Putin, Alina Kabaeva, and 21 other individuals. this The government of the country reports .
The updated list includes the daughters of Alfa Bank founder Mikhail Fridman, Larisa and Ekaterina, seven members of the board of VTB and three former and one current member of the board of Sberbank.
Also subject to restrictions were Rosselkhozbank, Investtorgbank and the management companies of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Russian Venture Company.
sanctions against Alina Kabaeva and other people from Putin’s inner circle The UK previously introduced .
US authorities called Kabaeva the mother of “at least three children” of the president and, according to the Wall Street Journal , did not impose sanctions against her due to fears that this would lead to “a further escalation of tensions in relations” with Russia.