Russia imposes sanctions on 500 US citizens, including Obama

In a statement made by the ministry, it was claimed that the United States has repeatedly imposed sanctions on Russian officials and citizens. In response to this, it was stated in the statement that 500 US citizens were sanctioned and the names in question were banned from entering Russia. The statement included the names of 500 people on the sanctions list.

The list included political officials, including former US President Obama, members of the Senate and Congress, experts and analysts for spreading false information about Russia, and executives of defense companies for shipping weapons. to Ukraine

Emphasizing that any hostile steps taken against Russia will not go unchallenged, the statement recalled that Russian journalists were not given US visas to follow the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting, which was previously attended by Foreign Minister Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, in New York.

For this reason, the statement indicated that the request of the US Embassy in Moscow to visit the US journalist, who was arrested on espionage charges in Russia, was rejected. (AA)