Russia bans VP Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, other big US names from entry in new sanctions

Russia on Thursday has added Vice President Kamala Harris and Fb founder Mark Zuckerberg to its checklist of People who are actually banned from getting into the nation. 

The sanctions checklist, which was up to date to incorporate these two people and 28 different U.S. officers, businesspeople and journalists, additionally targets Deputy Protection Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby, in line with Reuters. 

“These people are denied entry into the Russian Federation indefinitely,” Russia’s Overseas Ministry mentioned in an announcement. 

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In mid-March, Russia first imposed “retaliatory sanctions” in opposition to President Biden, a variety of his high administration officers, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Biden’s son Hunter Biden amid its ongoing struggle with Ukraine. 

Fb CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies earlier than a Home Monetary Providers Committee listening to on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, on Fb’s influence on the monetary companies and housing sectors. (AP Picture/Andrew Harnik)

The people initially included on the sanctions checklist have been President Biden, Hunter Biden, Clinton, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin, nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan, CIA Director William Burns, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Workers Gen. Mark Milley, White Home press secretary Jen Psaki, deputy assistant nationwide safety adviser Duleep Singh, Director of the Company for Worldwide Improvement Samantha Energy, Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo  and president and chairman of the Export-Import Financial institution Reta Joe Lewis. 

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in its 57th day. 

Fox Information’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.