Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be affected by personal sanctions, his spokesman said Wednesday, a day after President Joe Biden suggested such penalties against Putin were a possibility.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Moscow.
Putin's personal press secretary told reporters Wednesday that Putin wouldn't be hurt by individual sanctions.
Biden suggested personal sanctions for Putin on Tuesday if Russia invaded Ukraine, an offensive that he said would be all Putin.
There are more than 100,000 Russian troops at the Ukrainian border, and the U.S. and other nations are trying to meet a diplomatic resolution. On Wednesday, Russia conducted military drills across its territory, including firing drills in a region on the Ukraine border, on the same day Russian officials are meeting with diplomats from Ukraine, Germany and France about military de-escalation in the region.
What sanctions would be imposed against Putin? Biden didn't say what sanctions would look like, but an ABC News analysis suggested the U.S. could impose international banking penalties on Putin. According to the Daily Beast, Peskov made fun of the uncertainty during his Wednesday media briefing.
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