Russia imposed sanctions against Biden and Blinken

Baku, March 15, AZERTAC

Russia said on Tuesday it had put US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top officials on a "stop list."

According to the Jerusalem Post, Russia has imposed personal sanctions against President Joe Biden and representatives of the US leadership and persons associated with them on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"In response to a series of unprecedented sanctions prohibiting, among other things, entry into the United States for senior officials of the Russian Federation From March 15, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Secretary of Defense L. Austin and 10 others are included in the Russian 'stop list' and are to be sanctioned in retaliation and are barred from entering Russia," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The foreign ministry said it was maintaining official relations with Washington and if necessary would make sure that high-level contacts with the people on the list could take place.