In response to the recent expansion of sanctions to more Russian individuals Russia has announced today that it is enacting sanctions against individuals in the US including John McCain and Boehner.
The full list available here
“In response to sanctions imposed by the US Administration on 17 March against a number of Russian officials and deputies of the Federal Assembly as a “punishment” for support of the referendum in Crimea, the Russian foreign Ministry announces the introduction of reciprocal sanctions against a similar number of US officials and lawmakers,” reads the statement published on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
I doubt this will have a significant effect on the activities of these folks, but it is a slight ramping up of tensions from the Russian side.
And as always, this can only be good news for McCain.
Full list:
1. Кэролайн Аткинсон
(Caroline Atkinson)
- заместитель помощника Президента США
по национальной безопасности
2. Дэниэл Пфайффер
(Daniel Pfeiffer)
- помощник Президента США
3. Бенджамин Родc
(Benjamin Rhodes)
- помощник Президента США
4. Гарри Рид
(Harry Reed)
- лидер фракции большинства в Сенате
Конгресса США
5. Джон Бэйнер
(John Boehner)
- спикер Палаты представителей
Конгресса США
6. Роберт Менендес
(Robert Menendez)
- председатель сенатского комитета по
иностранным делам
7. Мэри Лэндрю
(Mary Landrieu)
- сенатор
8. Джон Маккейн
(John McCain)
- сенатор
9. Дэниэл Коутс
(Daniel Coats)
- сенатор