EU wants to freeze Putin and Lavrov’s personal assets

Brussels, Paris The EU, US and UK sanctions plans are also aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The states gradually announced this over the course of Friday.

“It is exceptionally rare for the Treasury to impose sanctions on a head of state. President Putin joins a very small group that includes despots like Kim Jong Un, Alexander Lukashenko and Bashar al-Assad,” the US Treasury Department said, referring to those in power in North Korea, Belarus and Syria. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US government is holding Russia “accountable for the brutal and unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people.” If necessary, the US is ready for further sanctions.