The United States, following the EU, will impose sanctions against Vladimir Putin

Members of the Russian Security Council will also be subject to restrictions. Earlier, the European Union and Great Britain announced the imposition of sanctions against Russian President and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

The United States, following the European Union and Great Britain, will impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. Members of the country's Security Council will also be subject to sanctions.

“President Biden had a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The US will join the decision of the European allies and impose sanctions on President [Vladimir] Putin and Russian Foreign Minister [Sergey] Lavrov, as well as on members of the Security Council. I think we will have more details on this decision in the afternoon (US East Coast time. - RBC),” Psaki said.

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On Friday, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell announced the imposition of sanctions against Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He noted that the Russian president, as well as the presidents of Syria and Belarus, Bashar al-Assad and ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO  , are the only heads of state that are on the sanctions lists. 

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