The President of Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov stated that he sanctioned the US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
According to Kadyrov, he changed the decision on inviting Pompeo to the region.
"I declare to activate every existing sanction in the Republic, including blocking the accounts. They did the same against me", - stated Kadyrov.
As Kadyrov noted, he doesn't understand why did Mike Pompeo sanction him and his family and emphasized that he's proud of what's happened.
"We should be proud of it, this means that they know us, they take us on a world level in terms of global issues, our name is important to them", - stressed Kadyrov.
For the record, on July 20, The US State Department has sanctioned the President of Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov and his family. State Secretary Mike Pompeo stated that the reason for designation was the gross violations of human rights in the Chechen Republic.
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