Leading digital asset exchange Binance has banned accounts linked to relatives of government officials in Moscow, amid mounting international sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

According to Bloomberg, Binance has banned several accounts linked to relatives of some senior government officials in Russia, and this move comes as sanctions continue to be imposed on Moscow in response to its military attack on Ukraine.

The daughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Polina Kovaleva, and Elizaveta Peskova, daughter of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, have been among the most prominent users who have been denied access to their accounts in the past two months.

Binance also banned Kirill Malofeev, the son of Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, whom Washington has accused of financing pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.

The move to close the accounts comes after the platform in April allowed limited services to Russian users to comply with the latest round of sanctions approved by the European Union.

The restrictions apply to Russian citizens, residents and legal entities with crypto assets worth more than 10,000 euros on the platform.