{"id":2059,"date":"2022-02-25T20:42:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/02\/25\/us-to-sanction-putin-reports\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T20:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:42:03","slug":"us-to-sanction-putin-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/02\/25\/us-to-sanction-putin-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"US to sanction Putin \u2013 reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/thumbnail\/62193c482030276e00752eb6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div >\n<p>The US is planning to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin personally over the <em><\/em>military operation in\u00a0Ukraine, CNN reported on Friday citing anonymous sources in the Biden administration. The EU and UK had sanctioned Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Putin was not among the targets of the sweeping sanctions US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday over what he called an\u00a0<em>\u201cinvasion\u201d<\/em> of Ukraine. He said the sanctions were aimed at causing a long-term impact to cripple the Russian economy. However, Biden has added that the option of blacklisting the Russian president personally was still <em>\u201con the table.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adding Putin to the sanctions list will be announced sometime on Friday, two people familiar with the decision told CNN, adding that other Russian officials are <em>\u201clikely\u201d<\/em> to be targeted as well.<\/p>\n<div >\n<picture>\n                    <!--[if IE 9]>\n                    <video ><![endif]--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\" \nhttps:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/xxs\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 560w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/xs\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 640w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/thumbnail\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 920w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/m\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 1080w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/l\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 1536w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/article\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 1960w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/xxl\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 2480w\n                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"><source data-srcset=\" \nhttps:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/xxs\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 280w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/xs\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 320w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/thumbnail\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 460w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/m\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 540w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/l\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 768w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/article\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 980w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.02\/xxl\/62191c13203027476578ceed.jpg 1240w\n                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"><br \/>\n                    <!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>                <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                <!-- noscript pattern --><br \/>\n                <noscript><\/p>\n<p>                <\/noscript><br \/>\n                            <span ><b>READ MORE: <\/b>UK adds Putin and Lavrov to sanctions list<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The UK announced sanctions against Putin and Lavrov personally on Friday evening. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the EU and the US to also ban Russia from the SWIFT banking network so as to <em>\u201cinflict maximum pain on President Putin and his regime.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Several EU countries have rejected SWIFT sanctions, as this would block them from buying energy from Russia and hurt their exports as well. Biden insisted that the sanctions he had imposed were <em>\u201cstronger\u201d<\/em> than a SWIFT ban.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first US sanctions against Russia came on Tuesday, after Putin recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People\u2019s Republics, who then requested military help from Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Russian troops moved into Ukraine on Thursday morning, with Putin insisting the mission was necessary to <em>\u201cdemilitarize and denazify\u201d<\/em> the <em>\u201cregime\u201d<\/em> in Kiev. Ukraine claims it had no plans of a full-blown attack on the Donbass republics and has been calling the offensive <em>\u201cunprovoked.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US is planning to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin personally over the military operation in\u00a0Ukraine, CNN reported on Friday citing anonymous sources in the Biden administration. The EU and UK had sanctioned Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earlier in the day. 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