As European Union, United States & G7 impose new restrictions
The Russian President's adult children are to be sanctioned as the US, G7 and EU impose new restrictions on Russia.
Other high-ranking officials in Moscow - including foreign minister Sergei Lavrov's wife and daughter - will also be affected.
Harrowing footage of civilian bodies on the streets of Bucha, near Ukraine's capital Kyiv, has been shown around the world.
Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, claims the images were doctored:
Elsewhere, The head of NATO's warning the conflict in Ukraine could last years.
Foreign ministers from the military alliance are meeting in Brussels this evening, to discuss support for the country in its war with Russia.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the Russian President has not changed his desire to control all of Ukraine:
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