Russia bans 54 British journalists, politicians from entering country
journalists and politicians, from entering the country due to their alleged involvement in «propaganda support of the activities of the (Ukrainian) Zelensky regime» and of being "Russophobic". «We would like to emphasise again that any efforts by London to further spin the anti-Russian sanctions flywheel will inevitably receive a decisive response from our side,» CNN quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement late Friday.
«Work on expanding the Russian 'stop list' in response to the actions of the British authorities will continue,» it added. People on the sanctions list include journalists from the BBC, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph newspapers, as well as prominent politicians like Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, Minister of State for Defence Annabel Goldie and International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan.
In its statement, the Ministry said Khan featured on the list due to his involvement «in issuing a warrant for the arrest of the Russian leadership». In March this year, the International Criminal Court had issued the arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting children from Ukraine, which Moscow denies, the BBC reported.
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