In response to the sanctions imposed by the United States of America the day before, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation imposed a ban on entry into the country of 500 US citizens. This is discussed on the official website of the Russian diplomatic department.

Among those who are denied entry by Russia are former US President Barack Obama, "

The Foreign Ministry reported that those who are directly involved in the "

“It is time for Washington to learn long ago that not a single hostile attack on Russia will go unanswered.. The principle of inevitability of punishment will be consistently applied..

Separately, the Russian Foreign Ministry added that it would not allow US consuls to visit Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on charges of " coverage of the speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.

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Recall, in addition to the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced at the G7 summit in Japan that the country is imposing new sanctions against Russia..