The Russian Foreign Ministry expanded this September 5 its blacklist of US citizens whose entry to the country will be prohibited with the inclusion of actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller, in addition to 23 other Americans, including several secretaries, deputy secretaries and businessmen.
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“Permanent ban on entry to Russia is imposed on a new group of US Congress members, senior officials, businessmen and experts, as well as representatives of the cultural sphere (25 people)“Russian diplomacy said in a statement.
The Foreign Ministry specified that it is a response measure “to the sanctions against Russian citizens constantly expanded by the administration of the president Joe Biden“.
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The list includes Penn and Stiller, who visited kyiv in April and June of this year, respectively, where they met with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Both highlighted his support for Ukraine and Penn even threatened to destroy his Oscar statuette if the Academy did not give the president the floor during the award ceremony.
In addition, the blacklist included the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondoto the Undersecretaries of Commerce Matthew Axelrod, Don Graves, Thea Rozman Kendler, and Jeremy Pelterin addition to several senators from both parties, businessmen and political analysts.
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The United States, together with the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union and other countries, imposed sanctions on Russia for its military campaign in Ukraine, which include both personal restrictions and the prohibition of negotiating with companies or even sectors of the Russian economy.
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