The Russian government announced that it has barred a "proportionate" number of British citizens from entering the country in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the UK against Russians for alleged human rights violations and corruption.
The sanctioned are closely involved in anti-Russian activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, without disclosing their names and how many people are exactly targeted.
The sanctioned are closely involved in anti-Russian activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday, without disclosing their names and how many people are exactly targeted.
"We once again call on the British leadership to abandon an unfounded confrontational policy with regard to our country. Any unfriendly steps will meet an adequate proportionate response," it added.
In December 2020, the UK imposed travel bans and asset freezes against three Russians and the Terek Special Rapid Response Unit "responsible for torture and other human rights violations against LGBT people in Chechnya".
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In April 2021, under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021, the UK announced travel bans and asset freezes against 14 Russians, who were accused of participating in the "theft of $230 million of Russian state assets via a highly complex tax fraud".
Russia has denied these charges.
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