Russia expands US sanctions list to include Biden's wife and daughter

Moscow says the step was taken as a response to the 'ever-expanding US sanctions'


Reuters June 28, 2022
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden disembark from Marine One as they return from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, US, June 5, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

MOSCOW:

Russia on Tuesday expanded its US 'stop-list', including in it the wife and daughter of President Joe Biden as well as other prominent figures.

The step was taken "as a response to the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.

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