Psaki: Biden Administration to Personally Sanction Putin Over Ukraine Conflict

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The Biden administration will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and other top officials in response to Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday.

Earlier, the European Union and the United Kingdom announced that they, too, would sanction Putin, Lavrov, and several top officials. Other world leaders who have been personally sanctioned by the U.S. include Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

As sanctioning a world leader is a rare step, Putin will likely see it as a provocation. However, as some media analysts noted, Putin does not hold significant wealth abroad.

โ€œThe presidentโ€™s strong view and strong principle from the beginning of this conflict โ€ฆ has been to take action in steps in alignment with our European partners and this is evidence of that,โ€ Psaki said Friday when asked about why the administration is now choosing to sanction Russiaโ€™s top leaders.

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told Russian state media outlets that relations between the West and Russia have โ€œapproached the lineโ€ that marks the point of no return.

Ukraineโ€™s Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, told reporters on Friday that sanctions against Putin โ€œwould be the right thingโ€ to do. โ€œI was very happy to see the sanctions against major Russian banks. I was very happy to see their export controls, I was very happy to see the personal sanctions,โ€ she added.

Previously, the United States announced sanctions against some of Russiaโ€™s largest banks, Russian sovereign debt, and elite members of Russian society. Analysts have noted that itโ€™s not clear how much can be accomplished by the sanctions.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden said Putinโ€™s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a โ€œcomplete ruptureโ€ in U.S.-Russia relations. โ€œPutin will be a pariah on the international stage,โ€ Biden remarked, adding that assault marked a โ€œdangerousโ€ moment for Europe and the rest of the world.

But in January, Russia warned that it would cut ties entirely with the United States if Putin was sanctioned. It came as Russia started to amass more and more troops along its borders with Ukraine.

โ€œThe imposition of sanctions against the head of state and against the head of Russia, I repeat once again, is an outrageous measure that is comparable to a break in relations,โ€ Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said at the time.

On Friday, Putin released an address urging Ukraineโ€™s military to overthrow their political leaders and negotiate peace, while Kyiv officials told citizens to defend the capital.

Byย Jack Phillips

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