Russia’s foreign ministry said the US president, Joe Biden, and a dozen other top officials have been banned from entering the country in a reciprocal response to US sanctions.
In a statement, it said the measure, which also applies to the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, “is the consequence of the extremely Russophobic policy pursued by the current US administration”.
Also on the list are the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mark Milley, national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, Central Intelligence Agency director, William Burns, White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, as well as Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
The ministry warned Moscow will soon announce additional sanctions against a range of “Russophobic” US officials, military officers, lawmakers, businessmen and media personalities.
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