Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton banned from entering Russia by Kremlin
Russia has issued sanctions against a series of high-profile Americans, including Joe Biden and other administration figures.
The “stop list” would prevent them from entering Russia.
The list includes Mr Biden himself, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.
Also on the list was White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who had a wry response to being included.
“It won’t surprise any of you that none of us are planning tourist trips to Russia, none of us have bank accounts that we won’t be able to access, so we will forge ahead,” Ms Psaki said.
She also noted that the official sanctions did not list Mr Biden’s name correctly.
“President Biden is a ‘Junior,'” she said.
“They may have sanctioned his dad, may he rest in peace.”
Joseph R. Biden Sr died in 2002.
Two private citizens are also included on the sanctions list.
One of them, Mr Biden’s son Hunter, served as a board member of a Ukrainian energy company.
The second is Hillary Clinton, who was previously a sharp critic of the Kremlin during her time as Secretary of State.
Her response to being sanctioned was characteristically droll.
“I want to thank the Russian Academy for this Lifetime Achievement Award,” she tweeted.
The full list of sanctioned Americans:
- US President Joe Biden
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken
- Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley
- National security adviser Jacob Sullivan
- CIA Director William Burns
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki
- Daleep Singh, Mr Biden’s deputy national security adviser for international economics
- United States Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power
- Mr Biden’s son Hunter Biden
- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
- Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo
- Reta Jo Lewis, president and chairman of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank
Also banned from entering Russia are Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Canada’s Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand.
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