The UK, US and European Union are preparing to hit Russia with fresh sanctions in response to civilian killings in northern Ukraine that have been condemned as war crimes.
The sanctions on Wednesday will target officials and their families - with reports suggesting Vladimir Putin’s daughters Maria Vorontsova, 36, and Katerina Tikhonova, 35, will be hit by American and EU measures - as well as Russian banks and state-owned enterprises, the White House has indicated.
