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US slaps sanctions on Putin’s daughters, Russia’s biggest banks
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The White House announced sanctions Wednesday targeting Russia's top public and private banks and two daughters of Vladimir Putin, adding pressure on the country's economy and its elite over the invasion of Ukraine.