UPDATE 2-Russia bars eight EU citizens in sanctions retaliation Reuters 4/30/2021
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MOSCOW, April 30 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday barred eight officials from European Union countries from entering the country in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU.
Russia s foreign ministry said those banned included Vera Jourova, vice president for values and transparency at the executive European Commission, David Sassoli, the president of the European parliament, and Jacques Maire, a member of the French delegation at the Council of Europe s Parliamentary Assembly. The European Union continues to pursue its policy of illegitimate, unilateral restrictive measures against Russian citizens and organizations, the ministry said in a statement.
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MOSCOW Russia on Friday barred eight officials from European Union countries from entering the country in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU.
Russia’s foreign ministry said those banned included Vera Jourova, vice president for values and transparency at the executive European Commission, David Sassoli, the president of the European parliament, and Jacques Maire, a member of the French delegation at the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly.
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“The European Union continues to pursue its policy of illegitimate, unilateral restrictive measures against Russian citizens and organizations,” the ministry said in a statement.
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