US bans 893 military and officials from Russia from entering Also under US

sanctionsmore than 30 officials of foreign states were hit,whom Washington suspects of “supporting Russia’s annexation of Crimea”US Department of State

The United States has extended visa restrictions to 893 Russian officials, including members of the Federation Council and military personnel. This is stated in the statement of the US State Department.

The sanctions target individuals whom the United States considers "responsible for ordering or otherwise directing actions that threaten or violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity, or political independence of Ukraine."

In addition, more than 30 foreign officials who previously “acted in support of Russia’s annexation of Crimea” fell under US sanctions.

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After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Western countries, including the United States, have already introduced several packages of sanctions against Moscow. The restrictions affected, among other things, the top officials of the state, the banking and financial sectors, military and technology companies, as well as the reserves of the Central Bank. Washington previously reported that Russian assets worth $330 billion were blocked, including about $300 billion from the Bank of RUSSIA.

At the same time, the United States noted that it is illegal to confiscate blocked assets, in particular those belonging to the Central Bank of Russia. “I think it’s only natural, given the huge destruction in Ukraine and the huge recovery costs they will have to face, that we will turn to Russia to help pay at least some of the cost,” said US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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In addition, at the end of July, the US Senate adopted a resolution calling on the HEAD of the State Department, Anthony Blinken, to include Russia in the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The document mentions military actions in Ukraine, as well as the “brute force” that Russia used “against civilians during the Second Chechen War”, Moscow’s support for “separatists in acts of cruelty against Ukrainian civilians in the Donbass” and some other reasons.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that Moscow would not leave such an "idiotic" measure unanswered. The Kremlin "very negatively" assessed the potential consequences of such a move, noting, however, that it would be difficult to further damage relations between the United States and Russia.