Who’s target of Obama’s sanctions

President Obama announced Monday that he was levying economic sanctions against seven Russians and four Ukrainians.

Vladislav Surkov: Senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been called the “gray cardinal” because of the influence Russia watchers believe he yields behind the scenes.

Sergey Glazyev: A presidential adviser to Putin on regional economic integration.

Leonid Slutsky: A State Duma deputy, who is chairman of the Duma Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots. He is also an expert on Chechnya in Russia’s North Caucus region.

Andrei Klishas: A member of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and chairman of the Federation Council Committee of Constitutional Law, Judicial, and Legal Affairs, and the Development of Civil Society.

Valentina Matviyenko: She is head of the Federation Council and

previously governor of St. Petersburg.

Dmitry Rogozin: Deputy prime minister of the Russian Federation, in charge of Russia’s militaryindustrial commission.

Yelena Mizulina: A State Duma deputy, who has played a leading role in passing laws targeting Russia’s LGBT community.

Sergey Aksyonov: Newly declared prime minister of Crimea Regional Parliament, who is also known as the “Goblin,” a nickname left over from the Soviet days when criminal gangs flourished in Crimea.

Vladimir Konstantinov: Speaker of the Crimean parliament who was among the first to speak in defense of Moscow after the Russian military incursion in Crimea.

Viktor Yanukovych: Former Ukrainian president, who abandoned Kiev and fled to Russia. He called on Putin to send Russian troops into Ukraine.

Viktor Medvedchuk: Leader of Ukrainian Choice, considered an entity that has undermined democratic processes in Ukraine. Also designated as someone who has assisted and supported Yanukovych.