- Russia retaliated against U.S. sanctions by imposing its own on multiple prominent American CEOs, including BlackRock, Inc (NYSE:BLK), Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE:DAL), Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Universal Pictures, the Wall Street Journal reports.
- The sanction included U.S. administration officials and former heads of other large U.S. corporations, and executives at rating firms operated by S&P Global Inc, Moody’s Corp, and Fitch Group.
- The sanction implies a ban on their travel to Russia indefinitely.
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- The sanctions included business leaders pulling out of Russia amid the invasion.
- The U.S., U.K., and the European Union issued sanctions on entities and individuals, citing their links to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or proximity to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The Russian officials, legislators, military officers, Russian billionaire business leaders, friends, and family Putin subjected to the sanctions faced travel restrictions and asset freezes.
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