The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced that 31 more New Zealand journalists, officials, and public figures were sanctioned in response to Wellington’s latest sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities.
According to the list, published on the Foreign Ministry’s website, 26 of the 31 figures are journalists.
The decision was made “in response to the new sanctions imposed by New Zealand’s government against Russian private individuals and legal entities,” the ministry said.
“In response to the new sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities by the New Zealand government, imposed as part of the Russophobic campaign of the ‘collective West’, entry to our country is closed indefinitely for an additional 31 New Zealanders from among government officials, journalists, and public figures involved in promoting the anti-Russian agenda and supporting the regime in Kyiv,” the ministry said.
The sanctioned New Zealanders will be banned from entering Russia for their “support of Kiev” and “promotion of an anti-Russian agenda,” it said.
In December 2022, New Zealand imposed 23 Russian citizens, saying they are “behind disinformation campaigns.”
(With inputs from agencies)
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