Moments after President Obama announced new sanctions against 20 Russian individuals and a Russian bank for that countries attempts to annex portions of eastern Ukraine, Russia responded with sanctions against the U.S.

Sanctions were slapped on nine of the United States top officials shortly after President Obama’s South Lawn announcement of renewed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Chief of Staff, the head of Russian Railways and some of Putin’s closest friends inside and outside of Russian government. Sanctions were also placed on Bank Rossiya, that bank provides material support to the Russian leadership.

The Russian president retaliated with sanctions on nine top U.S. officials. That list includes House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, Head of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Senator John McCain of Arizona.

Other officials sanctioned were Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, Caroline Atkinson, Senior White House Advisor, Daniel Pfeiffer, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhoades, Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, and Senator Dan Coats of Indiana.

The sanctions were taken lightly by the officials. Michael Steele, spokesman for Boehner said of the sanctions in a statement, “The Speaker is proud to be included on a list of those willing to stand against Putin’s aggression.”

McCain tweeted that he was “proud to be sanctioned by Putin.”

Coats said, “While I’m disappointed that I won’t be able to go on vacation with my family in Siberia this summer, I am honored to be on this list.”

“If standing up for the Ukrainian people, their freedom, their hard earned democracy, and sovereignty means I’m sanctioned by Putin, so be it,” said Menendez.