Russia publishes blacklist of EU politicians

AFP news agency reported on May 29 that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Russia has issued a blacklist of European Union (EU) politicians banned from entering Russia in response to EU sanctions imposed on Moscow over Crimea and Ukraine.

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“Yesterday, Russia handed over a list of people from various EU embassies who are banned from entering Russia,” Prime Minister Rutte said at a weekly press conference, adding that two Dutch lawmakers and one Dutch member of the European Parliament were on the list.

The list, which includes about 80-90 people, was published by Russia on May 28 in response to EU sanctions and travel bans on Russian officials due to Moscow's annexation of Crimea and alleged involvement in eastern Ukraine.

A spokeswoman for the EU diplomatic mission in Brussels said that in recent months, Russia has banned a number of EU politicians from entering the country but has so far refused to provide a list of those banned./.

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