29 BRITISH JOURNALISTS AND DEFENSE FIGURES ARE BANNED FROM ENTERING RUSSIA

Tue 14 June 2022:

Russia has barred scores of British journalists, media representatives, and defense figures from visiting the country, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, citing Western sanctions and the “spreading of false information about Russia,” Reuters reports.

29 journalists and members of British media organizations such as the BBC, Sky News, and the Guardian and Times newspapers were personally banned.

Another 20 British figures who Moscow said were linked to the defence industry were also banned from entering Russia.

“The British journalists included in the list are involved in the deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information about Russia and events in Ukraine and Donbas,” the ministry said in a statement.

“With their biased assessments, they also contribute to fuelling Russophobia in British society.”

The list includes high-profile journalists, news anchors, editors and senior managers, including the editors-in-chief of the Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent and Guardian newspapers.

The foreign ministry also issued entry restrictions for 20 people it alleged were connected to the British defense sector and hence responsible for providing Western weapons to Ukraine.

Admiral Benjamin Key, the Chief of the Naval Staff, junior defence minister Jeremy Quin, and top executives from BAE Systems and Thales UK were included.

“It’s sad, but not entirely surprising,” said Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russia who was among those banned.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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