Vladimir Putin says The Only Interesting Thing About America is Tupac

A total of 28 Russian and Ukrainian figures have been placed under sanctions in a US list comprising 11 names and an EU list comprising 21 names (four names appear on both lists).

The US list has targeted high-profile Russian politicians who are close to Putin, such as the “architect of Putinism” Vladislav Surkov and Valentina Matviyenko, Russia’s third highest-ranking leader. The EU list targets more mid-ranking figures, thought to have been specifically involved in Crimea’s annexation to Russia.

However, the sanctions have been criticised for not going after Putin or other people who are close to him, and for not applying to family members, such as wives, who may possess large sums of money.

The sanctions include the freezing of assets and the barring of travel to the US and EU.

However, many of those placed under the sanctions have mocked these restrictions, saying they do not have any assets outside Russia and have no intention of traveling to the EU or USA.

I don’t need a visa for Tupac

Mr Surkov, a presidential aide who has reined in Russia’s media for Putin, joked that being on Barack Obama’s “blacklist” was a “big honour”.

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