As we all know, Russia has been on the agenda of the whole world by deciding to launch a military operation against Ukraine in recent months. This crisis between the two countries led to sanctions against Russia from many countries and companies, including the United States.
Even though this is the case, Russia has repeatedly stated that it will make moves on its own despite these sanctions. Now, in the news, it has been observed that the country has taken a new sanction decision against important individuals in the United States of America. It was noteworthy that the list of sanctions released by the authorities included many important US figures.
28 people, including Mark Zuckerberg, were banned from entering Russia
According to the sanctions list published by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the country, US politicians, decided to ban the entry of important figures such as journalists and prominent business people into Russia. In the list of 28 people; Names such as US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby drew great attention.
Russian officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in their statements regarding this decision, stated that “these people are banned from entering the Russian Federation indefinitely” and that the practice will continue until a contrary decision is made.