U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 Russian and Ukrainian officials blamed for Russian forces' seizure of Ukraine's Crimea region, which has voted to join Russia. Obama's order freezes any assets the 11 hold in the United States and bans them from entering the country. Below are brief profiles of the officials facing sanctions. VIKTOR YANUKOVICH, DEPOSED PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE Yanukovich, 63, was ousted as president on Feb. 22, one day after concluding an agreement with his political opponents in Ukraine that set out plans to hold an early presidential election and form a national unity government. He is now wanted for mass murder in Ukraine, following clashes in Kiev between police and protesters in which about 100 people were killed. The protests were triggered by Yanukovich's decision not to sign trade and political pacts with the European Union and to turn back towards Moscow instead. Ukraine's new prime minister said loans worth $37 billion went missing
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