Mariya Putina, Katerina Tikhonova: Who Are Putin's Daughters Targeted In Latest Sanctions?

Vladimir Putin's daughters, Katerina and Maria, were among those targeted in latest sanctions by the US on Russia. The US officials believe the two are hiding Putin's wealth.

Not much is known about Putin's daughters. "My daughters live in Russia and studied only in Russia, I am proud of them," he said. "They speak three foreign languages fluently. I never discuss my family with anyone," Putin had said during a press conference in 2015.

Maria, 36, and Katerina, 35 are Putin's two daughters from his ex-wife Lyudmila..

"We believe that many of Putin's assets are hidden with family members, and that's why we're targeting them," US official was quoted as saying by the BBC.

Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova, according to the details of US sanctions, is a tech executive whose work supports the Russian government and its defense industry.

She is also a trained acrobatic dancer.

His other daughter, Maria,leads government-funded programs that have received billions of dollars from the Kremlin toward genetics research, the US has claimed.