Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov and his wife, Olympic figure skating champion Tatiana Navka. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 11The United States is imposing sanctions on the wife and children of Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. recognition of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, as well as the wife and adult children of the Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov,» Price said at a briefing. On February 21, Vladimir Putin, in response to requests from the Donbass republics and after an appeal by State Duma deputies, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR . Early on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse, genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. /2022/03/cbb8a17345a01162991b9f8fbc64091f.jpg» /> Borrell intends to supplement sectoral sanctions against Russia with personal ones
