Russia has imposed personal sanctions against US leadership and persons associated with them, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The list published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, includes 13 people:
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US President Joe Biden
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin
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Assistant to the President for National Security Jake Sullivan
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CIA Director William Burns
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
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Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Duleep Singh
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Director of the US Agency for International Development Samantha Power
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US President’s son Hunter Biden
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Former US Secretary of State and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
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US First Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Adewale Adeyemo
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President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank Reta Joe Lewis
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that this measure was taken “in response to a series of unprecedented sanctions prohibiting top officials of the Russian Federation from entering the United States.