Russia on Tuesday banned U.S. First Lady Jill Biden and her daughter from entering the country in retaliation for the growing number of U.S. sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s foreign ministry announced.
In total, 25 U.S. citizens were included in the round of retaliatory Russian sanctions, including academics, U.S. government officials, and other individuals.
The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement that the family of U.S. President Joe Biden was banned “in response to the constantly expanding U.S. sanctions against Russian politicians and public figures.”
In addition to the president’s family members, six senators were on the stop list, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)….