Russia banned 39 more Britons from entering the country on Monday, including journalist and presenter Piers Morgan, current Labor Party leader Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister David Cameron.
A statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, seen by Sky News, states that it sanctioned British citizens “contributed to London’s hostile course to demonize the country and lead to its international isolation”.
According to the Russian ministry, the restrictions against British politicians, businessmen and journalists are related to the continued imposition of sanctions by the UK government against Russia.
The choice in favor of confrontation is a conscious decision of the British government, which bears full responsibility for its consequences, “he adds.
Since the list was released by various media, some of those targeted have already begun to react through social networks. Anchorman Piers Morgan, who recently interviewed the President and First Lady of Ukraine, left an ironic comment on Twitter. “It wasn’t on my immediate vacation list,” he wrote.
It wasn’t on my immediate to-do list for the holidays. https://t.co/DKSpcWN3EX
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 1, 2022
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James Crisp, European editor of The Telegraph, expressed his admiration. “Surprised to see that I was banned from entering Russia on the latest sanctions list. I taught English in Moscow for six months when I was 18 years old. I liked. I arrived when Putin replaced Yeltsin. 22 years later and still in office.” fixed.
Surprised to find myself banned from entering Russia on the latest sanctions list.
I taught English in Moscow for 6 months when I was 18 years old. I loved. It came just as Putin took over from Yeltsin.
22 years later and still in office!
—James Crisp (@JamesCrisp6) August 1, 2022
“I entered the Kremlin list”journalist Huw Edwards said, referring to it being last on the list, where it added a design of the flag of Wales and Ukraine.
Huw has been banned! I made the Kremlin cut (39/39) ???????????????????????????????????? @BBC News ???✒️???? pic.twitter.com/t7MLtpsrLV
— Huw Edwards (@thehuwedwards) August 1, 2022
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia has prevented dozens of politicians and journalists from entering the country. The Guardian adds that so far more than 200 citizens have been sanctioned.
Source: Observadora
