China News Service, January 18 (Xinhua) According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 18th, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website issued a statement stating that in response to the EU's unfriendly behavior, Moscow has expanded the list of European institutions and EU member states that are prohibited from entering Russia.
"In response to unfriendly actions, the Russian side has expanded the list of European institutions and persons from EU member states that are prohibited from entering our country," the statement said.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the ban involves the leadership of the law enforcement agencies of the EU member states involved in the training of the Ukrainian army within the framework of the EU military assistance mission to Ukraine, and the European state-owned and commercial organizations that produce and supply weapons and military equipment to Kyiv, and systematically publish anti-Russian remarks. citizens of EU member states.
The restrictions also apply to individual members of the European Parliament, sources said.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said on the 14th that because the British government continued to implement anti-Russian policies in January this year, Russia decided to include a series of British government officials, senior officials of security agencies and journalists on Russia's list of persons prohibited from entering Russia. , including British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley and British Army Chief of Staff Patrick Saunders.