Chechen leader Kadyrov announces 'sanctions' on Pompeo
Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya, has declared "sanctions" against U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, RFE/RL reports.
Kadyrov said at a government meeting that was broadcast late on July 23 by Chechnya's major state television channel that he was rescinding an invitation to Pompeo to visit Chechnya, which he had previously announced online.
"I announce that [Pompeo] will be included in all the sanctions that we have in the republic, to the extent of blocking all his accounts. They did the same against me," Kadyrov said at a government meeting that was broadcast late on July 23 by Chechnya's major state television channel.
The announcement comes three days after the United States levied additional targeted sanctions against Kadyrov, his wife, and his two daughters because of "his involvement in gross violations of human rights."