(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Russia says it has put United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a dozen top US officials on a “stop list” that bars them from entering the country.
Alongside Biden, US officials on the list included Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA chief William Burns and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
The ban was in response to sanctions imposed by Washington on Russian officials amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The foreign ministry later on Tuesday added Trudeau to the list of sanctioned individuals.
The measures appeared to be mainly symbolic, as the foreign ministry said it was maintaining official relations and if necessary would make sure that high-level contacts with the people on the list could take place.
