Russia imposes sanctions on US citizens, including Vice President Harris

US Vice President Kamala Harris – Photo: GETTY

On April 21, Russian news agency Sputnik reported, Russia has warned that it has the right to respond appropriately to sanctions imposed by the West on Russia since the start of its special military operation in Ukraine.

Accordingly, the latest Russian sanctions affect 26 Americans who Russia says are involved in creating anti-Russian sentiment in the US, including Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Craig Emhoff.

Also on the Russian sanctions list are Pentagon chief of staff John Kirby, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, ABC host George Stephanopoulos, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and journalist David Ignatius.

In addition, Moscow also announced new sanctions against 61 Canadian citizens, in response to the economic measures that the government of this country imposed on Russia.

Since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, the US and its allies have introduced a series of sanctions targeting individuals, companies, banks, and their foreign exchange reserves. Russian central bank…

Just hours before Russia introduced new sanctions, US President Joe Biden announced that ships linked to Russia would be banned from entering US ports.

The US president said the decision would be made in conjunction with US partners in Europe and with Canada. Earlier, the EU countries and the UK also announced banning all Russian-flagged ships from entering ports in response to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.

Same day, US President Joe Biden announced a new $800 million weapons aid package for Ukraine. The aid package includes dozens of howitzers, 144,000 magazines for howitzers, and tactical drones, according to Reuters.