In response to Washington's sanctions, Russia decided to impose sanctions on a series of high-ranking US officials, including President Joe Biden.
RT reported that on March 15, Russia announced sanctions against high-ranking US officials, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Advisory Council. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, CIA Director William Burns, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and a number of other officials and politicians.
Moscow said these are commensurate countermeasures after Washington put a series of senior Russian leaders on the sanctions list, including President Vladimir Putin.
In response to the unprecedented sanctions (of the United States), from March 15 of this year, US President Joe Biden, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken, Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, and a number of other heads of agencies and prominent US personalities will be placed on the entry ban list on the principle of reciprocal response.
However, the statement added that Moscow would not rule out the possibility of contacting US officials if "they meet Russia's national interests".
In the near future, Russia will continue to expand this list of sanctions, which will include high-ranking officials, military officials, lawmakers, businessmen, experts, American media.
Relations between Russia and the US escalated after Moscow launched a military operation in Ukraine. Washington has imposed a series of sanctions against Moscow, including a ban on oil and gas imports, a ban on Russian planes from using US airspace and sanctions against senior Russian leaders. To put pressure on Russia, the US and its allies have imposed a series of sanctions on the country's leadership and economy. President Joe Biden has repeatedly warned that Russia will "pay a heavy price" for its decision to take military action against Ukraine.
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 with a statement aimed at "demilitarizing" and "de-fascistizing" Ukraine. The operation comes after the US and NATO rejected Russia's security proposals, including NATO's commitment to stop expanding eastward, not admitting Ukraine, and not deploying troops and weapons near the border. Russia. This military campaign of Moscow has been met with harsh criticism from the West.
At a press conference this afternoon, March 15, answering the question of whether Washington and Moscow would one day negotiate to normalize relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, President Vladimir Putin always shows political will to normalize relations with the US provided that Washington takes a constructive stance.
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