Washington – Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will impose sanctions on more than a dozen Americans, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in retaliation. by the economic sanctions of the Biden administration against Russian entities for the invasion of Ukraine.
The list of those sanctioned by Russia includes 12 current and former government officials, as well as Hunter Biden, son of Mr. Biden. In addition, the Americans slapped with penalties are:
- Chairman of the Board of Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley
- Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Adviser
- CIA Director Bill Burns
- White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
- Daleep Singh, Deputy Minister of National Security
- Samantha Power, USAID Director
- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Reta Jo Lewis, President of Export-Import Bank
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it intends to punish more US officials, military leaders, lawmakers and members of the media who are critical of the country.
U.S. officials punished with sanctions by Russia have banned entry into the country and all assets they have said there are frozen, the ministry said, but the measures do not hinder high-level contacts if necessary.
Psaki, who was among the sanctioned Biden administration officials, told reporters during a White House press conference that none of the punished U.S. figures were planning tourist trips to Russia or having bank accounts affected by the measures “therefore, we will move forward.”
Moscow sanctions come after the Biden administration targeted a wide range of Russian financial institutions, government officials, including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and oligarchs with financial sanctions in place. to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine, which launched on the 20th a few days ago.
In order to cut Russia off from the global financial system, US and European allies have sanctioned the country’s largest banks and the Central Bank of Russiai moved to cut specific financial institutions of the SWIFT financial messaging system. Mr Biden announced last week his administration would also be banning imports of Russian oil and gas in the US, a measure aimed at a key sector of Russia’s economy.
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