The Russian Foreign Ministry is imposing sanctions on more than a dozen Americans, including President Biden, as retaliation for sweeping economic penalties from his administration targeting Russian entities over the invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday it is imposing sanctions on more than a dozen Americans, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as retaliation for sweeping economic penalties from the Biden administration targeting Russian entities over the invasion of Ukraine.
The list of those sanctioned by Russia include 12 current and former government officials, as well as Hunter Biden, Mr. Biden's son. In addition, the Americans slapped with the penalties are:White House national security adviser Jake SullivanDeputy national security adviser Daleep SinghDeputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemoit intends to sanction more U.S. officials, military leaders, lawmakers and members of the media who are critical of the country.
U.S. officials hit with penalties by Russia are prohibited from entering the country and any assets they told there are frozen, the ministry said, but the measures do not hinder high-level contacts if needed. The sanctions from Moscow 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 economic penalties intended to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine, which it launched 20 days ago.
To cut Russia from the global financial system, the U.S. and European allies have sanctioned the country's largest banks and
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