Russia | Joe Biden Russia bans Joe Biden, several top US officials from entering country in reciprocal move
Moscow/IBNS: Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday announced a ban on United States President Joe Biden and a dozen other top officials' entry into the country in a response to US sanctions.
The measure also applies to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
It "is the consequence of the extremely Russophobic policy pursued by the current US administration", the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
In response to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden had banned imports of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to his country, calling it a "significant action with widespread bipartisan support that will further deprive (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin of the economic resources" over his decision to continue the war against Ukraine.
Russia has also put on its ban list Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh, US Agency for International Development chief Samantha Power, Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo, and US Export-Import Bank chief Reta Jo Lewis are also on the list.
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