The Russian government announced on Saturday, 21st, that it has banned 963 Americans from entering the country, including US President Joe Biden, Interfax reported.
The list, released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, also vetoes the access of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and CIA director William Burns to Russian soil.
The bans have only a symbolic effect, but were enacted in response to the US government’s sanctions on Moscow over the February 24 war in Ukraine.
In addition to the Americans, the Russian government has decided to ban the entry of 26 Canadian citizens in response to the measures the country has already announced. The “persona non grata” list includes the wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and top military commanders.
“In response to the Canadian authorities’ announcement of a series of further sanctions against Moscow, involving not only representatives of the state administration, but also officials from the military and commercial circles, as well as their close relatives, Russia is definitively closing the entrance to Moscow. Similar category of Canadian representatives”, Russian Foreign Ministry he declared.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has vetoed the entry of more than 287 British lawmakers, along with many officials from Japan, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
source: Noticias
