
In tit for tat, Russia imposes sanctions on US President Joe Biden, top govt officials
India Today
After the US hit Russia with a number of sanctions over its war on Ukraine, Moscow has responded by imposing personal sanctions against Joe Biden and other top White House officials.
After the United States hit Russia with a number of sanctions over its war on Ukraine, Moscow has retaliated in kind by imposing personal sanctions against US President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other top government officials.
Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement that the move was in response to a "series of unprecedented sanctions" that include barring top Russian government officials from entering the US.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley figure among those hit by Moscow’s reciprocal measures.
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In the wake of Russia launching a "special military operation in Kyiv", the US, the European Union and several other countries have announced a series of sanctions to cripple the economic and logistic base upon which the Kremlin is building the invasion.