Russia Sanctions US President Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton And Other Top Officials

As the war in Ukraine progresses, Russia has imposed sanctions on several current and former top US officials, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.

‘In response to a series of unprecedented sanctions … from March 15 of this year, the Russian “stop list” includes on the basis of reciprocity President J. Biden, Secretary of State A. Blinken, Secretary of Defense L. Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff M. Milley, as well as a number of departmental heads and well-known American figures,’ the statement reads.

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The measures would block entry to Russia and freeze any assets held there.

Russia has also placed sanctions on Biden’s son Hunter, CIA Chief William Burns and White House press secretary Jen Psaki, banning them from entry to Russia ‘on the basis of reciprocity.’

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The foreign ministry said that the sanctions would prohibit travel and freeze any assets held in Russia, but that it would not prevent high-level talks if they are planned.

Soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Western countries began implementing large-scale sanctions against Russia. Despite this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders have continuously called for more to be done.

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Since the invasion, Russia has surpassed Iran as the most sanctioned country in the world. Numerous countries have sanctioned Russia and its elites, including President Vladimir Putin.

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