Meet the Russians Australia is sanctioning following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
ABCIn the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Australian government has stepped up its sanctions against Russia, including a number of businesspeople with close ties to President Vladimir Putin. Denis Aleksandrovich Bortnikov Denis Bortnikov is the deputy president and board chairman of Russia's state-owned VTB Bank. How Western sanctions are targeting Russia Photo shows A guard in black uniform stands at the main entrance to the Bank of Russia in Moscow, Russia with a Russian flag flying its roof Leaders have announced a raft of sanctions against Russia's banking, finance, energy and technology sectors after its forces invaded Ukraine. Igor Ivanovich Sechin Igor Sechin is currently the CEO, president and chairman at Rosneft, which is Russia's biggest — and one of the world's biggest — oil companies.