Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it has blacklisted the entire New Zealand (NZ) parliament from entering the country, including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Governor-General Cindy Kiro, and the country’s top spy chiefs. The step to blacklist all 130 of NZ’s leaders and MPs was to “reciprocate” Wellington’s “unfriendly actions” of joining the United States and other allies in imposing sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and alleged war crimes. It follows the same sanctions on all 228 Australian federal MPs and senators. The Russian foreign ministry accused NZ of “lacking independence” in its own foreign policy for following the leaders of the “collective West.” It added that any further “anti-Russian” actions, including further sanctions and the incitement of a negative attitude, would be “resolutely rebuffed.” This comes after the NZ government rolled out a second wave of sanctions on Russian oligarchs with close ties to President …