US imposed sanctions against sons of Sechin, Patrushev and

The United States included Ivan Sechin, Sergei Ivanov Jr. and Andrei Patrushev in the sanctions lists due to Russia's operation in Ukraine. This was reported in a statement by the US Treasury.

Ivan Sechin is the son of the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, Sergei Ivanov is the son of the ex-Minister of Defense, and now the special representative of the President of Russia on environmental issues, ecology and transport, Sergei Ivanov, and Andrei Patrushev, the ex-head of the FSB, and now the secretary of the Security Council Russia Nikolay Patrushev.

“These actions are aimed at persecuting influential Russians who are part of [Vladimir] Putin's inner circle and occupy elite positions in power in Russia. <...> Many of these individuals hold senior positions in companies subject to sanctions,” the Finance Ministry said in a statement.

The ministry explains that Ivanov's son was sanctioned because the US considers his father "Putin's closest ally" and because Ivanov Sr. served as chief of staff, deputy prime minister and defense minister. Ivanov Jr. holds the posts of head of Alrosa and a member of the board of directors of Gazprombank.