“This act will introduce quite a few restrictions on entry into Russia,” International minister mentioned.
Moscow:
Russia mentioned on Monday it was getting ready to limit entry into Russia for nationals of “unfriendly” international locations, which embody Britain, all EU states and the US.
“A draft presidential decree is being developed on retaliatory visa measures in response to the ‘unfriendly’ actions of quite a few international states,” International Minister Sergei Lavrov mentioned in televised remarks.
“This act will introduce quite a few restrictions on entry into Russia,” he added with out elaborating.
After the West piled unprecedented sanctions on Moscow following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determination to ship troops to pro-Western Ukraine, Russia expanded the record of what it calls “unfriendly” international locations.
They now embody the US, Australia, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, all EU member states and several other others.
Russian carriers have been banned from the airspace of the European Union, the UK and the US and journey to and from Russia is now restricted.
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