IMAGO / Every Second Media
Nikita Mazepin and his father, Dmitry, are part of the latest group of Russian business individuals added to the European Union sanction list.
The EU cited Dmitry's meeting with president Vladimir Putin on Feb. 24 as why they are added to the list, saying it's evidence that he is “supporting or implementing actions or policies” which threaten Ukraine. As for Nikita, it's because he is “a natural person associated with a leading businessperson (his father) involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation.