Russia Bars Entry To Biden And Canada’s Trudeau

By Taiwo Olaniran

• Russia bars U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a dozen of US officials from entering the country

• The ban was in response to sanctions imposed by Washington on Russian officials.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has put U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a dozen top U.S. officials on a “stop list” that bars them from entering the country.

Alongside Biden, U.S. officials on the list included Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, CIA chief William Burns, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and former secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The ban was in response to sanctions imposed by Washington on Russian officials. The foreign ministry later added Trudeau to the list of sanctioned individuals.

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This online media platform gathered that the ban was in response to sanctions imposed by Washington on Russian officials. The foreign ministry later added Trudeau to the list of sanctioned individuals.

The measures appeared to be mainly symbolic, as the Foreign Ministry said it was maintaining official relations and if necessary would make sure that high-level contacts with the people on the list could take place.

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