THE Russia banned 29 U.S. political officials, media personalities and businessmen from entering its territory today retaliation for the sanctions imposed by Washington at the expense of Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
Among those targeted by the measure, a list released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, is the head of the internet giant Meta Mark Zuckerberg and the Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris.
In addition, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Pentagon spokesman John Kirby are being targeted by Russian sanctions.
In addition, people in the world of economics, such as Bank of America chief Brian Monihan, and the defense industry, such as Northrop Grumman chief Katie Warden, are being targeted.
Finally, media personalities are included in the relevant list of sanctions, among them George Stefanopoulos, co-presenter of the morning show of ABC “Good Morning America” ​​and David Ignatius, a columnist for the Washington Post.
Russian diplomacy explains that it targeted these “journalists and experts”, accusing them of defending a “Russian-phobic agenda”.
On the Canadian side, the sanctions list includes Prime Minister Justin Trindade’s communications director Cameron Ahmed and Special Forces Commander Steve Boeing.
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