Top EU officials barred from entering Russia in response to sanctions
Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that it had barred the European Union's top leadership from entering the country in response to what it described as anti-Russian policies.
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- Published Date: 06:53 | 31 March 2022
- Modified Date: 07:38 | 31 March 2022
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it will be expanding its list of EU figures banned from entering the country in response to sanctions imposed on Moscow over its military actions in Ukraine.
"The restrictions apply to the top leadership of the European Union including a number of European commissioners and heads of EU military structures as well as the vast majority of members of the European Parliament promoting anti-Russian policies," the ministry said in a statement.
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