Great Britain was the first to impose sanctions against Putin's mistress Svetlana Krivonogikh

The UK has updated its sanctions list. For the first time, Svetlana Krivonogikh, the mother of Vladimir Putin’s illegitimate daughter, came under restrictions. She was included in the sanctions list as a shareholder of Rossiya Bank.

Details. Krivonogikh’s sanctions card does not mention her connection to Putin. London explains the restrictions against her participation in the business of Rossiya Bank.

• “In turn, Rossiya Bank is an important shareholder of the National Media Group, which controls the main Russian TV channels that promote the destabilization of Ukraine. Bank Rossiya also invested heavily in Crimea following Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory in 2014,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. The department notes that by participating in the business of Rossiya Bank, Krivonogikh could contribute to the destabilization of Ukraine, as well as undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the country.
• Judging by her Instagram, Krivonogikh’s daughter Luisa Rozova regularly traveled to Europe before the start of the war.
• Sanctions were also imposed against business ombudsman Boris Titov, Rostekhkomplekt, Oboronlogistics, the Universalmash plant, Moskomsvyaz, as well as other organizations and people.
• In addition, Sergei Rudnov, the son of Putin’s friend Oleg Rudnov, was sanctioned as the owner of the Regnum agency. Former Project journalist Andrei Zakharov wrote in November that Rudnov controls the publication, as well as Komsomolskaya Pravda. Another one of those subject to sanctions is President Putin’s classmate , lawyer Nikolai Egorov.

Context. In 2020, the Project found out that Krivonogikh knew Vladimir Putin in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 2003, she gave birth to a daughter, whose father was most likely Putin. Krivonogikh received luxurious gifts from friends of the Russian President and became a shareholder of Rossiya Bank, which is considered close to Putin. In total, the Project found her property worth $100 million.