Russia issued personal sanctions to several top U.S. figures, including Hillary Clinton and Hunter Biden, in a retaliatory move against the United States.
President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, White House press secretary Jen Psaki, and others were among the 13 people added to Russia’s “stop list” as the U.S. continues sanctioning Russia and some individual Russians over the country’s decision to invade Ukraine, TASS, a Russian news agency, reported Tuesday.
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Clinton, who has been critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin, celebrated the rebuke.
“I want to thank the Russian Academy for this Lifetime Achievement Award,” the former secretary of state wrote.
I want to thank the Russian Academy for this Lifetime Achievement Award. https://t.co/4og9S3OCEp
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 15, 2022
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the measure was taken in response to “a series of unprecedented sanctions prohibiting, among other things, entry into the United States for top officials of the Russian Federation,” according to the outlet.
While the extent of the sanctions was not specified, the figures will be barred from traveling to Russia.
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Two weeks ago, the U.S. slammed sanctions on Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and other top Russian officials amid a growing number of sanctions targeting Russia’s financial, energy, and transportation sectors.
On Tuesday, the Department of State added Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to the sanction list, according to a statement obtained by Agence France-Presse. Belarus has been viewed as a sympathizer of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, allowing its territory to be used as a staging ground for the buildup of Russian forces prior to the invasion.
