MOSCOW EXPANDS LIST OF OFFICIALS BANNED FROM ENTERING RUSSIA

MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 18 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ – In response to the EU’s 21st package of sanctions, Moscow has expanded the list of representatives of European institutions and countries who are banned from entering Russia, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

“As part of the response to the EU’s unlawful decisions, the Russian side has significantly expanded the list of representatives of European institutions, EU member states, and a number of European countries who are banned from entering the territory of our country,” the Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry emphasized that the blacklist includes, among others, individuals involved in making decisions on providing military assistance to the regime in Kyiv, those carrying out activities aimed at undermining Russia’s territorial integrity, those responsible for imposing anti-Russian sanctions, as well as individuals who harm the relations of the Russian Federation with third countries.