China News Service, September 24. According to a report from Russian Satellite Network, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova told the media on the 23rd local time that Russia has decided to expand the "blacklist" of EU countries that prohibit entry into Russia. It is a response to the EU confrontation line based on the principle of reciprocity.
Data map: Moscow, the capital of Russia.
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According to reports, Zakharova said, “Recently, the EU has taken a series of unfriendly measures against Russia and Russian citizens. As in the past, the EU has bypassed existing international rules and continued to expand sanctions, often with far-fetched, Sanctions are even imposed for absurd reasons."
Zakharova said, "In response to the EU's move, Russia has decided to expand the list of representatives of EU member states and EU institutions that are prohibited from entering Russia. The number of sanctions targets in the list will be equal to the number of European sanctions list."
Zakharova pointed out that the aforementioned restrictive measures are based on the "Entry and Exit Administration Law of the Russian Federation."