Barack Obama amongst 500 Americans banned from Russia in tit-for-tat for US sanctions

By India Today World Desk: Russia’s worldwide ministry on Friday acknowledged that former US President Barack Obama was amongst 500 US residents who might be banned in response to the latest spherical of sanctions launched by Washington, reported data firm Reuters.

Russia’s worldwide ministry, in an announcement, acknowledged that the switch comes after US refusal last month to supply visas to media touring with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the United Nations.

“Washington should have learned a long time ago that not a single hostile attack on Russia will go unpunished,” the assertion by Russia’s worldwide ministry added.

The ministry moreover acknowledged that Russia had refused the latest US request for consular entry to the detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March this 12 months on suspicion of spying.

Earlier on Friday, the United States launched disciplinary measures in opposition to better than 300 targets, aiming to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and intensifying certainly one of many harshest sanctions efforts ever utilized, Reuters reported.

“Today’s actions will further tighten the vise on [Vladimir] Putin’s ability to wage his barbaric invasion and will advance our global efforts to cut off Russian attempts to evade sanctions,” the US treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, acknowledged in an announcement.

The treasury division acknowledged it imposed sanctions on 22 people and 104 entities with touchpoints in over 20 nations or jurisdictions, along with companies that import, ship or manufacture electronics components, semiconductors and microelectronics to Russia, reported The Guardian.