Russia has put 61 more US officials and top defense and media executives on its “stop list”, banning them from entering the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The list includes heads of major defense companies, media platforms, rating agencies, and aircraft and shipbuilding companies, as well as officials from the US Department of State.
The ministry said the lockdowns are a response to “the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, as well as representatives of domestic companies”.
US officials on the list include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the head of the Sanctions Coordinating Office James O’Brien.
In May, Russia banned a total of 963 American officials and figures from entering the country, including President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
That list included most US senators and members of the US House of Representatives, former and current government officials, journalists, military personnel, lawyers, citizens, and CEOs.
Source: CNN Brasil
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