Among the Americans under Russian sanctions are show business stars, politicians, businessmen and even scientists.. Many of them are proud of being on the Kremlin's sanctions lists. It is reported by The Washington Post.

In total, according to the Kremlin, 1,271 US citizens fell under Russian sanctions..

For example, this includes movie stars such as Ben Stiller, Sean Penn and Morgan Freeman - all of whom have publicly expressed support for the Ukrainian people in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation..

The Kremlin's restrictions also apply to US President Joe Biden and Facebook-owned Meta founder and owner Mark Zuckerberg..

“To my knowledge… I am still the only astrophysicist to receive Kremlin sanctions,” scientist Benjamin Schmitt told WP..

Some of the names on the list are misspelled.. Others died long before sanctions were imposed, such as the late Senators Harry M.. Reid and John McCain.

And if celebrities or politicians at least made public statements in support of Ukraine, then several people there surprised journalists, because the Kremlin called the reason for imposing sanctions on them only because they are US citizens..

“Unlike Russian oligarchs, known for travel and agreements in the West, US citizens rarely have assets in Russia that are subject to seizure.. Indeed, there are no public reports that anyone on the list has assets frozen in Russia,” the WP article says..

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Recall that President Volodymyr Zelensky, by his decree, enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on sanctions against Ukrainian celebrities living in Russia or openly supporting the war against Ukraine, as well as against Russian actors who also endure the war.. Singers Regina Todorenko, Ani Lorak, Taisiya Povaliy, Anna Sedokova, scandalous TV presenter Snezhana Yegorova and Oksana Marchenko, wife of state traitor Viktor Medvedchuk and part-time godfather of Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, were subject to restrictions..