Britain sanctions Sergey Lavrov's socialite stepdaughter

[BeyondGeography]

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…A privately educated graduate of Imperial College London, Kovaleva came to international attention when she was named by Russian opposition activists as a key target for sanctions. Allies of Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned Kremlin critic, identified her mother as the longtime mistress of Sergey Lavrov and questioned how her daughter was able to afford such a luxury lifestyle in London.

Kovaleva documented her lavish jet-setting lifestyle on her Instagram page, which she deleted shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. The opulent apartment block where she lives in Holland Park contains a pool, gym, spa, cinema and golf simulator.

Senior Kremlin figures were warned this morning that their families would no longer be able to enjoy the privileges of a western lifestyle. “These sanctions are partly about sending a signal that there is nowhere to hide,” a government source said.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/6bf372e0-ab63-11ec-b5dd-c16e85f55725?shareToken=e353565b166113ffb75efad4b384fa21

[dalton99a]

1. Deport them all and seize their assets.

[lark]

2. Give all the money generated from the sale to Ukraine for humanitarian aid.

I want to see us doing this too, even to good Ruskie friends of McConnells & drumpf.