The White House has dismissed sanctions Russia has imposed on President Joe Biden, top aides, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and first son Hunter Biden as his administration slaps more punitive measures on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies over the war in Ukraine.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is among the 12 U.S. officials, in addition to Hunter Biden, whom Moscow has singled out for travel bans and asset freezing.

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