Russia bars British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from entering


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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Foreign Ministry accused London of launching ‘unprecedented hostile actions’.

Moscow announced this Saturday that it will bar the entry of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other senior officials in his government.in response to the sanctions imposed against Russia for the war in Ukraine.

(Read here: Ukraine warns of Russian nuclear risk after military setbacks)

“This measure was taken as a response to the rampant information and political campaign aimed at intentionally isolating Russia, to create conditions to weigh down our country and strangle our economy,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. release.

(You may be interested: Why does official Russian TV say that ‘the third world war has started’?)

Dominic Raab

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.

The ministry accused London of have launched “unprecedented hostile actions”in particular referring to the sanctions against senior Russian officials.

“British leaders are deliberately aggravating the situation around Ukraine, supplying the kyiv regime with lethal weapons and coordinating similar efforts on behalf of NATO,” the ministry said.

Russia-issued blacklist of senior government officials includes Deputy Prime Minister Dominic RaabForeign Secretary Liz Truss, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and former Prime Minister Theresa May and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

(In other news: Ukraine sinks the Moskva ship, the symbol of the Russian navy)

The UK is part of an international campaign to punish Russia with an asset freezetravel ban and economic sanctions after Russian President Vladimir Putin moved his troops into Ukraine on February 24.

AFP

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