The United States will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and ban them from entering their territory, an extremely rare decision against foreign leaders, the spokeswoman for the House announced on Friday February 25. -Blanche Jen Psaki.
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A ban on travel to the United States will be "
part
" of these measures, taken in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, she said.
“
It is a usual element
” of sanctions against foreign personalities, added Jen Psaki, while ensuring that the details of these historic sanctions against the Russian president would be revealed later.
On the list are Kim Jong Un and Bashar al-Assad
The two men join a list of leaders directly sanctioned by the United States, including Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. .
She also felt that attacking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would be "
an atrocious act
" on the part of the Russians, during a routine press briefing.
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Vladimir Putin and Sergei Lavrov are already the target of financial sanctions from the European Union and the United Kingdom, which essentially means that their assets will be frozen.
"
Sanctions against the country's president and foreign minister are an example and a demonstration of the absolute impotence of your own foreign policy,
" Russian foreign policy spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Russian television on Friday.