Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday added 49 British media and defence figures to its retaliatory sanctions list, banning them from entering Russia.
The list of 29 media figures contains journalists, editors, and columnists from a wide range of British news media including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Sky News, The Times of London, the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, The Daily Mail, The Independent, and The Financial Times.
Also on the list are Russia expert Mark Galeotti, the BBC’s Director-General Tim Davie, and BBC Chairman Richard Sharp.
In a statement published on its website, the Foreign Ministry accused the media figures of being involved in “the deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information about Russia and the developments in Ukraine and Donbass,” claiming, “Their biased assessments contribute to fueling Russophobia in British society.”…