US, Europe step up Russia sanctions to target Putin directly

Supporters of the Greek Communist party stage a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Russian embassy in Athens, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Protestors take part in a demonstration against Russia's military intervention in Ukraine at the Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, right, speaks with Director-General of the European Union Military Staff Herve Blejean during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. EU leaders, at a meeting on Thursday, agreed on further restrictive measures following Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels on Friday to proceed with the adoption of these restrictive measures. (AP Photo/Valeria Mongelli)

In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a meeting with top envoys from the separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, Vladislav Deinego of the Luhansk People's Republic and Sergei Peresada, of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russia recognized the regions as independent states and then pointed at their request for military assistance to invade Ukraine. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, second right, speaks with Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, second left, during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. EU leaders, at a meeting on Thursday, agreed on further restrictive measures following Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels on Friday to proceed with the adoption of these restrictive measures. (AP Photo/Valeria Mongelli)

Demonstrators hold placards and Ukraine flags attend a protest outside Downing Street, with the London Eye is lit up in the colours of the Ukraine flag, in London, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world's geopolitical landscape. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

A woman hoovers the podium after the family picture during a European Finance Ministers meeting, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 in Paris. The world has made it clear that a military intervention in Ukraine is off the books, so most countries on Friday were throwing ever more punishment at Moscow — from financial to football sanctions. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Protestors take part in a demonstration outside a NATO leaders virtual summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts will seek Friday to reassure member countries on the alliance's eastern flank that their security is guaranteed as Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine closes in on the capital Kyiv. (AP Photo/Mark Carlson)