Foreign Ministry statement on personal sanctions against US citizens
In response to the constantly expanding list of personal sanctions against Russian nationals imposed by the Biden administration, Russia has adopted restrictions against members of the US Congress, high-ranking officials, representatives of business and expert circles, as well as cultural workers (25 people total), who are now permanently banned from entering the Russian Federation.
US nationals added to the Russian stop-list as a response measure now include the following:
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Matthew S. Axelrod |
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Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security |
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Bruce M. Bodine |
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Senior Vice-President, Mosaic Co |
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David Boyd Burritt |
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CEO, US Steel |
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Daniel P. Vajdich |
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President, Yorktown Solutions lobbying firm |
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Paul A. Goble |
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Expert, Institute of World Politics |
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Lorenco Gonsalves |
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President, Cleveland-Cliffs steel company |
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Don Graves |
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Deputy Secretary of Commerce |
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Ryota Jonen |
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Director, World Movement for Democracy |
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Mark Edward Kelly |
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Democratic Senator for Arizona |
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Thea D. Rozman Kendler |
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Assistant Secretary of Commerce |
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Victoria Clement |
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Head, Central Asian Insights consulting firm |
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Kevin John Kramer |
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Republican Senator for North Dakota |
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David Michael Crane |
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Head, Global Accountability Network non-governmental organisation |
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Jeremy Pelter |
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Assistant Secretary of Commerce |
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Sean Penn |
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Actor, director, producer |
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Thomas Stuart Price Perriello |
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Executive Director, Open Society Foundation |
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Gina Raimondo |
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Secretary of Commerce |
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Marion Michael Rounds |
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Republican Senator for South Dakota |
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John Serafini |
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CEO, HawkEye 360 |
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Kyrsten Lea Sinema |
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Democratic Senator for Arizona |
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Richard Lynn Scott |
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Republican Senator for Florida |
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Stephen Frederick Starr |
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Founder and chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute |
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Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller |
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Actor, director, producer |
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Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. |
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Republican Senator for Pennsylvania |
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W. Anthony Will |
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President, CF Industries chemical company |
The hostile actions of US authorities who continue to follow a Russophobic course, who destroy bilateral ties and instigate confrontation between Russia and the US, will always be met with resolute response measures.
To learn more about blacklisted US nationals, click here.