20:40 22 May 2022
Joe Biden on Russian sanctions list
Moscow has barred 963 US citizens, including President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, from entering Russia in retaliation for US sanctions, reports the Foreign Ministry there.
The publication of the list on retaliatory sanctions was announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The full list of 963 Americans banned from entering Russia is published on the ministry's website.
"As a response to the constantly introduced anti-Russian sanctions by the US and in connection with the questions that have arisen about the names of the sanctioned persons, we are publishing the list of American citizens who are banned from entering the Russian Federation," the ministry conveyed in a released statement.
As RIA Novosti agency points out, the list included leading American politicians and officials. The sanctions included President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, among others.
