On February 28, the United States announced the expulsion of 12 Russian diplomats from the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations for "espionage activities".[21][22] On March 3, the United States imposed additional sanctions on Russian individuals: Russian Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, 22 defense-related entities, and 19 oligarchs whom Joe Biden called "Putin's cronies", will all face U.S. visa restrictions.[23][24]