US First Lady Jill Biden, daughter Ashley banned from Russia

MOSCOW — US President Joe Biden's wife, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, and their daughter Ashley Biden have been banned from Russia, along with 23 other Americans, the Russian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

"As a reaction to the constantly expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, 25 American citizens are added to a 'stop list,'" the ministry said in a note accompanying the list.

The list featured several US senators, including Susan Collins of Maine, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Charles Grassley of Iowa, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

It also included several university professors and researchers and former US government officials. — Agence France-Presse