Putin’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sanctions Biden and Foreign Minister Blinken

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei lavrov President imposed sanctions on Tuesday Joe BidenSecretary of State Antony Chamak And senior US officials as President Vladimir Putin hit back at the escalating economic blockade on his regime.

As soon as the Russian declaration was issued, Washington was unveiling new sanctions on President Alexander Lukashenko, Moscow’s ally in Belarus, and 11 key Russian defense officials.

The Russian move effectively barred Biden and 12 other American figures from entering Russia – including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, CIA Director Bill Burns.

National Security Council economist Dalip Singh, seen as the architect of sanctions on Russia, also makes the list.

And, just as Moscow knows how to weaponize the American media and embarrass Biden, it includes high-profile figures such as the White House press secretary. jane saki As well as the president’s troubled son Hunter.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was also named in this list.

He saw the funny side.

“I would like to thank the Russian Academy for this Lifetime Achievement Award,” she said in a tweet.

In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was acting ‘in response to a series of unprecedented sanctions’ and was implementing its own measures ‘on a reciprocity basis’.

The sanctions come after weeks of mounting pressure on Moscow, as the US and allies seek to isolate Russia and Putin’s allies.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced sanctions on 13 US figures – from President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Hillary Clinton and Hunter Biden.

Sanctions mean Biden and Blinken have been barred from entering Russia, but Moscow said official ties with Washington – and contacts with key officials – would continue

Hillary Clinton reacts cheekily to the news that she was sanctioned by Moscow

The mayor of Kiev announced a 36-hour curfew from 8 pm on Tuesday to 7 am on Thursday at a ‘decision of the military command’ after an apartment building in Kyiv this morning killed at least four people. (pictured)

Vladimir Putin’s stuttering offensive has forced even his closest allies to publicly admit that things are not going to go according to plan, but as Russia’s offensive falters, its methods become more brutal. Go – Rocket fire indiscriminately in cities (pictured, a Ukrainian soldier inspects the rubble of a destroyed apartment building in Kyiv on Tuesday)

Russian forces are clearly stuck in Ukraine, and have made little progress in taking the capital, Kyiv.

Instead they have continued to bomb Ukrainian cities and have used long-range missiles to strike targets in the west of the country.

The State Department on Tuesday added to its list of sanctions, barring Lukashenko and his family from entering the US or doing business with Americans.

“Today’s designations demonstrate that the United States will continue to deliver tangible and significant consequences for those who engage in corruption or are involved in gross human rights violations,” said Andrea Gacci, director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

‘We condemn Russia’s attacks on humanitarian corridors in Ukraine and call on Russia to stop its unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine.’

The US has previously hit Belarus with sanctions because of its support for the Russian invasion, expanding export control policies in the country.

Other new measures target a judge and investigator in Russia’s prosecution of two outspoken critics of alleged corruption and rights abuses.

At the same time the United Kingdom said it was considering a new tranche of sanctions, while Canada took action against 15 more Russian officials.