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Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton in 2016
Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton in 2016

Russia's foreign ministry says it has imposed sanctions on the US.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, press secretary Jen Psaki and other members of the administration are on the list.

There are two surprises in the package: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mr Biden's son Hunter.

The measures prevent them from entering Russia and freeze their assets in the country.

The ministry said the sanctions won't affect high-level contacts for the affected individuals.

Other names are on the list.

  • Mark Milley is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

  • Jake Sullivan is a national security adviser.

  • Daleep Singh is a national security adviser.

  • The administrator of the US Agency for International Development.

  • The deputy Secretary of the Treasury is Wally Adeyemo.

  • The president of the Export-Import Bank of the US is Reta Jo Lewis.

The ministry said it was applying sanctions on the basis of reciprocity.

Russia has become the most sanctioned country in the world.

Western countries have already imposed sanctions on top Russian officials.

On Tuesday, the US announced sanctions on 11 Russian defence leaders and indicated that it could impose sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Moscow-aligned Belarus.

The UK imposed sanctions on more than 300 Russian individuals.

The White House said on Tuesday that President Biden will travel to Europe next week to attend an emergency Nato summit where he will assert Washington's "iron-clad" backing to its allies.

US-Russia relations are at a post-Cold War nadir

Analysis box by Anthony Zurcher, North America reporter
Analysis box by Anthony Zurcher, North America reporter

Hillary Clinton can stop dreaming about buying a vacation dacha.

Joe Biden's plans to start a business in Moscow will have to be put on hold.

The order placed on the US President, senior White House staff and a former secretary of state who has not held public office in nine years is a symbolic but not consequential reprisal for the staggering sanctions the US and allies have imposed. None of the Americans listed had financial interests in Russia.

The growing chasm between the US and Russia is reflected in the move.

Relations between the US and Russia are at a post-Cold War nadir according to the Secretary of State.

Outside of the Ukrainian conflict, the US and Russia had hoped to co-operation on Iranian nuclear negotiations, counterterrorism, global warming and other pressing international issues. The chances of that happening are decreasing.

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