Academics, politicians, military personnel and business executives are also targeted.
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Russia announced on Wednesday, August 28, that it was banning entry to its territory to 92 American citizens, including journalists from several major media outlets, accused of broadcasting “fake news” on the Russian army fighting in Ukraine. “Entry to Russia is permanently closed to 92 American citizens, representatives of the business community, figures from research and culture, journalists and the media”the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Employees of the New York Times, of Wall Street Journal and of Washington Post are included in this list. This is in addition to the sanctions already taken by Russia against hundreds of other American citizens, and other Western countries. Moscow accuses these journalists of being “involved in the production and dissemination of false information about Russia and the Russian armed forces”and to participate in a “hybrid war unleashed by Washington”.
The list of 92 people released Wednesday also includes military personnel, university professors, business executives, politicians and members of the American judiciary. Relations between Moscow and Washington have been at their lowest point since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The United States is Kiev’s largest military and financial supporter. The West has also adopted numerous economic and financial sanctions against Russia, targeting its officials, its hydrocarbons, its banking system, its airlines and many other sectors.
