US President Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton, And Other Key White House Figures Banned From Russia

The Kremlin has put United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a dozen top US officials on a new 'stop list' that bans them from entering Russia.

Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was also added to the list.

The entry ban is Russia's latest response to a raft of new sanctions imposed by America on Russians.

On March 11, the US President signed multiple executive orders banning the export, sales and supplies of banknotes from the US to Russia.

On that same day, Biden also banned the import of Russian goods - specifically vodka, seafood, diamonds, and oil and gas, the White House said in the statement released on Friday.

He also announced that the US and the European Union would revoke Russia’s trade privileges.

"It will be another crushing blow to the Russian economy,” he said. “It’s already suffering very badly from our sanctions.”

To hit back against this move, Russia has imposed some sanctions of its own.

The measures appeared to be mainly symbolic, as the Russian Foreign Ministry stated the Kremlin will not 'refuse to maintain official relations if they meet our national interests, and, if necessary, we will solve problems arising from the status of persons who appear on the “black list” in order to organise high-level contacts'.

Russian's war against neighbouring Ukraine has entered its third week.

Thousands of people have been killed, more than two million have been made refugees, and those who stayed behind are hiding in besieged cities that are under relentless bombardment.

Overall, Russia has lost about 5,000 to 6,000 soldiers, they said. Ukraine says its forces have killed more than 12,000 Russian troops.

Russia has confirmed about 500 losses.