The Kremlin's moves are largely symbolic but underscore hostilities between the West and Russia.
The sanctions on the American officials are expected to bar them from traveling to Russia and freeze any assets they hold there. But it’s unlikely many top Democratic officials will be affected by those measures. At the White House news briefing on Tuesday, Psaki mocked the Russian sanctions as ineffectual, while also saying the Kremlin misspelled Biden’s name.“I’d first note that President Biden is a ‘junior,’ so they may have sanctioned his dad, may he rest in peace,” Psaki said.
The probably ineffectual nature of the Russian sanctions underscores the massive advantage the United States has over Russia in economic and financial power. The U.S. dollar is the world’s reserve currency, and the United States has with its allies moved with stunning speed to cut off Russia from its international banking reserves.
Adam Smith, a sanctions expert who served in the Obama administration, pointed out that many U.S. officials will see being hit by Russian sanctions as a badge of honor. In 2015, after he was barred from traveling to Russia, Sen. John McCain
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