White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday addressed Russia’s recent sanctions against top US officials, suggesting the restrictions will not have much of an impact on their intended targets. “At the same time, we do not refuse to maintain official relations if they meet our national interests, and, if necessary, we will solve problems arising from the status of persons who appear on the 'black list' in order to organize high-level contacts,” the statement continues. The statement went on to explain that this retaliation step was “an inevitable consequence of the extremely Russophobic course taken by the current US Administration, which, in a desperate attempt to maintain American hegemony, has relied, discarding all decency, on the frontal constricting of Russia.” Milley, as well as a number of department heads and prominent US figures,” the statement read. Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff M. “In response to a series of unprecedented sanctions prohibiting, among other things, entry into the United States for top officials of the Russian Federation, from March 15 of this year, the Russian 'stop list' includes on the basis of reciprocity President J. I’ve almost spent six years there,” Adeniyi told CNN.Īccording to Steve-Ajufo, her home (Ukraine) has been “snatched” from her. The young Nigerian students, however, told CNN that Ukraine had become their home, and they were devastated to leave the Eastern European country now under siege by Russian forces. I wanted to give up several times but I kept reminding myself of my mum,” the 17-year-old medical student said.Īdeniyi and Steve-Ajufo were eventually able to cross into the Romanian capital of Bucharest, where they were flown back to Nigeria in a chartered flight provided by the Nigerian government. The border officials kept screaming ‘go back, go back!.’ I was so tired and cold, and I did not understand what was going on. “I accidentally went to the Ukrainian line and instantly I was told to return to my side. Steve-Ajufo said she was ordered back to the queue meant for Africans by Ukrainian border officials when she was seen standing among Ukrainians. Others said they had experienced racist treatment by Ukrainian security forces and border officials who reportedly prioritized Ukrainian refugees and “showed prejudice against foreign students.” Several people CNN spoke with in recent days - mainly African and Indian students schooling in Ukraine - complained of difficulty crossing the Ukraine border to bordering nations. I lost the hope that I’ll be able to cross,” he added. “If you were Ukrainian…or white, it was almost as though you had a fast track to the gate (of the border to Romania). I wondered why it was like that since we were all trying to get out,” Adeniyi told CNN’s Zain Asher.
“There were three lines: one seemingly for the Ukrainians, one for the Indians, and one for Africans.
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