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Biden tops the list of Americans banned in Russia, but Trump is not on it

Biden tops the list of Americans banned in Russia, but Trump is not on it

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Saturday released an updated list of nearly 1,000 Americans permanently barred from entering the country, a largely symbolic slap in response to harsh Western sanctions on Ukraine in February.

Biden had already been banned from visiting Russia since Mars, as had Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Army General Mark Milley.

But the updated list now includes Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as Biden's son, Hunter Biden, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and first lady.

The list also includes actor Morgan Freeman and billionaire investor George Soros.

Trump was not on the list of 963 Americans detained.

Over the years, Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticized investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election that ended in Trump's victory over Democratic rival Clinton.