“In the context of response to the constantly imposed anti-Russian sanctions by the United States and in connection with incoming requests for personnel of our national ‘stop list”, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. list of American citizens who forever banned from entering the Russian Federation,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. in a news release.
Some of mentioned in Saturday list including Biden, Secretary of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin were sanctioned. in March and banned from entering Russia.
list appears to include senior Biden administration officials such as Harris, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former White House Press secretary Jen Psaki. president son Hunter Biden, also by name as is former secretary of state of Hillary Clinton.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request. for comment early Saturday.
One famous name is missing from list: former President Donald Trump. In fact, the only prominent Trump administration official included in ban former secretary of Mike Pompeo’s fortune.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia list of 963 Americans includes many members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-CA).
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) on in list. Also not on the list is Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), who delayed the Senate vote on to help for Ukraine last week when he was the only senator to object. The Senate passed the measure this week, and Biden signed a $40 billion deal. package of new military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine into law on Saturday while visiting Seoul.
new to help package signals that the US and its allies are preparing for longer conflict in the country. package includes $20 billion in additional military aid that will finance the transfer of advanced weapon systems. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Biden, adding that defense need help more than ever”.
list of banned American released as Russia continues heavy shelling of Severodonetsk, the most eastern city under the control of Ukraine, which looks like set be at war next main battlefield. There is a fight on in the outskirts of Russia, and “the Russians are destroying Severodonetsk, like Mariupol,” the governor of the Lugansk region Serhiy Gaidai said on Saturday. He said six civilians were killed on Friday during Russian bombing in and around city.
After USA etc. countries historic sanctions imposed on Russia because of in invasionAmericans remain persistent in them support for Ukraine, with Large bipartisan majority favors tougher sanctions against Russia and the majority also support military and humanitarian support for Ukrainians, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll earlier this month. Total 73 percent say the United States is doing the right thing amount or too little to support Ukraine.
Russia announced own sanctions against United States in March banning Biden and other administration officials from entering the country. Some on in list It was already were sanctioned by Russia.
On Saturday, House Republicans such as Marjorie Taylor Green (Georgia), Matt Goetz (Florida) and Paul A. Gosar (Arizona) and House Democrats including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) ). ) and Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts), found banned from entering Russia. The Senate includes Republicans Lindsey O. Graham (South Carolina), Ted Cruz (Texas), and Marco Rubio (Florida). on on the list, as are Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Mark R. Warner (Virginia), and Dianne Feinstein (California).
Russia also named former Senators John McCain (R-Arizona), Harry M. Reid (D-Nevada), and Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) are among current or former deputies are banned from entering the country, although all of them dead. McCain is dead in 2018, 81 years old. Reed is dead. in December at age 82 and Hatch has died. last month at 88.
Collection of prohibited from entering Russia include people from all walks of life, according to A. review of in list from the Washington Post. Eighty-six people named on The Russians on the black list were only identified as “US citizens”. Banned include rabbis, LGBTQ activist, lawyer in Iowa, leaders defense contractors and history professor at Yale University.
Russia is oriented on United States tech industry in appointing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft President Brad Smith. list. Among the American journalists who were not allowed in by Russia is George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, Susan Glasser of New Yorker, Bret Stevens of The New York Times and Bianna Golodriga of CNN. Russia has not banned journalists or Fox News hosts. on Saturday according to list.
One of unexpected entries on in list was Freeman, 84, an Academy Award-winning actor. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted in his record is that freeman made “stop list” as in 2017, he “recorded a video message accusing Russia of CONSPIRACY against United States and challenge for a fight against our country.” Freeman said out against Russia in video from group who sought to raise awareness of Russian interference in 2016 US presidential election.
“We were attacked,” Freeman said at the time. “We are at war.”
Russia said on Saturday that list was published in response to “hostile actions taken by Washington” during invasion of Ukraine.
“Russia does not seek confrontation and is open to honest, mutually respectful dialogue separating the American people, who have always respected us from the US authorities, who incite Russophobia, and those who serve them,” the Foreign Ministry wrote. “Exactly these people who included in Russian ‘black list.’ ”
Several Americans who made Russiablack list” answered on social media. Michael Carpenter, US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and cooperation in Europe, cheekily declared that the creation list was “honour“. Norman Barbosa, former federal prosecutor who now works at Microsoft how he was “in good Company” with about 1000 Americans.
Donna Brazile, veteran political strategist and former the interim chairman of the Democratic National Committee, wondered why Russian President Vladimir Putin included her among the people who are banned from entering Russia. “Oh okay, I support democratic governments over authoritarian dictators at the head,” she said. tweeted. “Farewell, Putin!”
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) emphasized that Russia, including its on in list of banned americans won’t change their minds on in invasion.
“If Vladimir Putin thinks that a permanent ban on my entry into Russia will change my support for Ukraine, I have bad news for his. It’s not like that, she said. wrote. “The United States stands with Ukraine.”
If Vladimir Putin thinks that a permanent ban on my entry into Russia will change my support for Ukraine, I have bad news for his. Is not. United States stands with Ukraine. https://t.co/zAWx7NEacy
— Congresswoman Lori Trahan (@RepLoriTrahan) May 21, 2022
