The Russian Foreign Ministry has blacklisted 25 American citizens, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.
Those affected from politics, culture and business will be denied entry to Russia “in response to the sanctions against Russian citizens that the Biden administration is constantly expanding”, the ministry announced on Monday in Moscow.
Stiller and Penn ended up on the list because of their political involvement.
The actors positioned themselves on the side of Kiev after the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
Both actors were received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and expressed their support for Ukraine.
In addition to the actors, several congressmen and company bosses were also affected.
As the highest-ranking politician, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo was newly banned from entering the country.
However, it is only an extension of the already existing black list.
Russia sanctioned US President Joe Biden in March.