Russia bans Joe Biden and 962 other US citizens from entering the country

State Department communiqué accuses President of the United States and other sanctioned persons of “Russophobia” and calls for a change in the authorities’ behavior

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In addition to Biden, his son Hunter and senior US government officials are also on the blacklist.

The Russian government announced this Saturday, 21st, that the President’s entry would be blocked US, Joe Bidento enter the country. The ban, which extends to an additional 962 US citizens, comes in response to Washington’s sanctions against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. “We emphasize that Washington’s hostile actions are boomeranging against the United States and will be duly rebuffed,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement. Russia, who also mentions that the actions aim to “force the dominant US regime, which is trying to impose a rulesbased neocolonial world order on the rest of the world, to change its behavior and recognize new realities”. “Russia does not seek confrontation and is open to open and respectful dialogue, which distinguishes the American people, who have always had our respect, from the American authorities who promote Russophobia,” the note adds. In addition to Biden, the blacklist includes his son Hunter and senior US government officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and CIA Director William Burns.

*With EFE