Russia bans more Americans from entry
MOSCOW: Moscow on Monday expanded the list of US citizens barred from entering Russia to include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in retaliation for similar moves by Washington against Russians following the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine. .
Moscow had already published at the end of last month a list of 963 people banned from the country, including US President Joe Biden, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and actor Morgan Freeman.
The new list includes an additional 61 names, mostly government officials, but also several heads of large companies, mainly in the defense and energy sectors.
In addition to Yellen, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson have been sanctioned.
The CEOs of Universal Pictures and Fitch are also included in the list.
“Sixty-one American citizens among the leaders of large companies in the military-industrial complex, media platforms and rating agencies, aircraft and shipbuilding companies, are included,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Since the offensive in Ukraine began, the Kremlin has denied entry to Russia to hundreds of Western figures.
