In response to the 13th package of sanctions introduced by the European Union today, Moscow has expanded the list of EU officials and politicians it prohibits from entering Russia - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
The list of those banned from entering Russia was expanded to include those responsible for providing military aid to Ukraine and to persons "involved in the persecution of Russian officials" and those who advocated the confiscation of Russian state property already blocked by Western sanctions, reports TASS.
On Wednesday, EU countries approved the 13th package of sanctions against Russia against around 200 legal entities and individuals accused of helping Moscow acquire weapons or of being involved in the illegal deportation and military indoctrination of Ukrainian children, which Moscow denies.
The Russian Ministry announced that "Russia, reacting to these hostile actions, has significantly expanded the list of representatives of European institutions and EU member states who are prohibited from entering the territory of our country".
The announcement states that sanctioned representatives of law enforcement services and commercial organizations of EU countries, as well as citizens of EU countries, are responsible for providing military assistance to Kyiv.
"Representatives of European structures involved in the criminal prosecution of Russian officials and engaged in the creation of a tribunal against the Russian leadership and the collection of relevant materials advocating the confiscation of Russian state assets or the use of profits from them in the interests of Ukraine and those who undermine Russia's relations with other countries have been sanctioned," it stated. is the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The "stop list" also includes officials of the Council of Europe, MPs of EU countries, members of the OSCE PS and PSSE, who "systematically make aggressive statements against Russia".
Today, on the occasion of two years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Council of the European Union introduced the 13th package of restrictive measures against Russia, and one company from Serbia is also on the list of sanctioned entities for circumventing trade restrictions.
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New sanctions "against the regime of Vladimir Putin and those responsible for the continuation of its illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression and those who support it" were introduced for 106 individuals and 88 entities responsible for undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
US President Joseph Biden said today that the US is imposing sanctions against an additional 500 legal and other entities in Russia and elsewhere because of the war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison - the White House announced.
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