Australia imposed sanctions against Tikhonova, Vorontsova and Lavrov's daughter

Australia has expanded sanctions in connection with Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR and the conduct of a special operation in Ukraine.In total, almost 750 Russian citizens and companies fell under the restrictions Maria Vorontsova

Australia, following the UK and the US, imposed sanctions against 144 Russian senators, the AAP news agency reported. The reason was the senators' support for the decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.

The HEAD of the National Intellectual Development Foundation and the head of the Center for the National Intellectual Reserve of Moscow State University Katerina Tikhonova and a member of the council for the implementation of the Federal Scientific and Technical Program for the Development of Genetic Technologies, a leading researcher at the National Research Center for Endocrinology and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Society of Young Endocrinologists Maria Vorontsova were also subject to sanctions. REUTERS and BLOOMBERG called both daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. This information has not received official confirmation or refutation. In December 2015, during a press conference, Putin emphasized that he would not discuss his family, including for security reasons.

Similar sanctions against Tikhonova and Vorontsova were also imposed by the United States and CANADA. In addition, Australia imposed sanctions against the daughter of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Ekaterina Vinokurova.

Now there are almost 750 Russian citizens and organizations on the Australian sanctions list. The restrictions include the freezing of assets, the persons on the list are prohibited from entering the country.

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Australian Foreign Minister Marys Payne, after the announcement of new sanctions, noted that the country will continue to put pressure on those who are responsible for what is happening in Ukraine or "have leverage."

Since the end of February, a number of Western countries, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, have repeatedly tightened restrictions against RUSSIA. Both the top leadership of the country, including Putin and Lavrov, as well as Russian businessmen and heads of companies, fell under them. The sanctions also affected a number of sectors of the economy, especially the financial sector.

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According to presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Western countries such as the United States, Canada and Australia are waging a "war" against Russia in trade, economics, "seizing our property, seizing our money, blocking our financial relations." The Russian Foreign Ministry called the imposed sanctions illegal and promised to respond to them.

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