White House says sanctions against Putin could include 'travel ban'
Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin Pool/Globallookpress.com
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki revealed the essence of US sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to her, they may include a “travel ban”, reports RIA Novosti.
“I believe that this will be part of the US sanctions,” the US administration spokeswoman said in response to a related question. She added that the details of the restrictions will be published later.
Over the past ten years, Putin has visited the United States only once, on September 28, 2015. He delivered a speech at the 70th UN General Assembly and met with US President Barack Obama.
Earlier, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the United States intends to impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after a similar decision by the European Union.
Prior to this, the representative of the European Union (EU) for foreign affairs and security policy, Josep Borrell, said that the foreign ministers of the countries of the organization decided to impose sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to the head of European diplomacy, all options for new restrictions, including Russia's disconnection from SWIFT, “remain on the table.”
