Russia’s foreign ministry announced sanctions against United States President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and State Department head Antony Blinken. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was also sanctioned.

The sanctions, which seem to be a response to the West’s isolation policy against Russia, are the “consequence of the extremely Russophobic policy” picked by Washington, Russia said in a statement, according to reports from AFP.

Moscow said that the sanctions would be based on “the principle of reciprocity” without revealing much. The restrictions were often referred to as “personal sanctions” and “stop list.”

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Hillary Clinton, who has previously served as US Secretary of State under the administration of Barack Obama, and Biden’s son Hunter were also barred from entry, as per AFP reports.

Other officials on the US list are: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, CIA Director William Burns, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, US Agency for International Development chief Samantha Power, US Export-Import Bank chief Reta Jo Lewis, Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo, Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh.

The statement from Russia’s foreign ministry also said that various lawmakers, journalists, businesspersons, military and government officials would also be facing sanctions for being “Russophobic”.

More than 300 Canadian officials, including Prime Minister Trudeau, were served with punitive measures from Russia. 

The reciprocatory sanctions come after the West has presented a united stance against Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine. While the United States has placed its individual sanctions, European Union and other international alliances have also taken similar steps.

Multiple companies, including fast-food and beverage giants like McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coca Cola, announced that they will be halting their operations in Russia, citing the Ukrainian invasion.