Hillary Clinton Thanks Russia for 'Achievement Award' in Sanctions Response

After Russia announced that it would be sanctioning over a dozen high-level U.S. officials, Hillary Clinton responded by thanking the Russian government for including her on the list.

"I want to thank the Russian Academy for this Lifetime Achievement Award," Clinton joked in a Tuesday morning tweet.

The Russian government said the sanctions against Clinton, President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and more were reciprocation for those the U.S. and several other countries have placed on high-level Russian government officials and other prominent figures that would stop them from potentially entering the U.S. or accessing foreign assets.

Under Tuesday's sanctions, those on the list issued by Russia's Foreign Ministry will not be allowed to enter Russia or access any assets they may hold in Russia until further notice.

The Russian government also announced sanctions against Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin; Secretary of State Antony Blinken; White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley; CIA Director William Joseph Burns; National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan; Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh; Samantha Jane Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development; Adewale Adeyemo, the first deputy minister of finance; and Reta Jo Lewis, the president of the Export-Import Bank.

"I would first note that President Biden is a Junior so they may have sanctioned his dad, may he rest in peace," Psaki said in response to a question about how the sanctions will affect her and others at her Tuesday press briefing. "The second piece, I would say, is that, won't surprise any of you that none of us are planning tourist trips to Russia, none of us have bank accounts that we won't be able to access so we will forge ahead."

She also said considering the sanctions from Russia relate to nonexistent Russian assets and non-diplomatic travel, the administration doesn't see the sanctions as much of an escalation and remains confident that communication with Russia's government can continue whenever necessary.

The Foreign Ministry has said it's prepared to continue to add names to the list as it finds more people and government officials who "contribute to inciting hatred towards Russia and the introduction of restrictive measures."

"This step, taken in the order of backlash, became an inevitable consequence of the extreme Russophobic course taken by the current US Administration, which in a desperate attempt to preserve American hegemony, made a bet, throwing away all decency," the Foreign Ministry said in a Facebook post announcing the sanctions.

Russia has also announced sanctions against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and dozens of other Canadian citizens and officials, Global News reported.

Psaki also said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions on Russian businesses and officials had effectively undone 30 years of economic progress in Russia. Trillions of dollars in business have been disrupted as a result of the sanctions and the closure of the Russian stock market for nearly three weeks.

Update 03/15/22, 2:00 p.m. ET: This story was updated with additional information, as well as comments from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

Update 03/15/22, 12:51 p.m. ET: This story was updated with additional information.