The Russian sanctions list is getting longer and longer: 39 more names from Britain's political elite are now on it. These include ex-Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition leader Keir Starmer. But a non-profit organization does not suit Moscow either.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has imposed sanctions on another 39 British politicians, businessmen and journalists. The most prominent name on the blacklist published today on the agency's official website is ex-Prime Minister David Cameron. Labor leader Keir Starmer was also included on the list.
Russia had previously sanctioned large sections of the UK's political elite. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow justified the expansion of the sanctions with the fact that those affected "support London's hostile course, which aims to demonize our country and its international isolation". All persons appearing on the list are now banned from entering Russia. All in all, Moscow's black list for the UK has been extended to 255 names.
In addition, the Russian leadership also declared the non-profit British organization Calvert 22 Foundation, which specializes primarily in cultural exchange with Eastern Europe, to be an undesirable organization in Russia, which effectively amounts to a ban.
The Russian entry bans are a response to Western sanctions. This has imposed far-reaching punitive measures on Russia because of the war of aggression against Ukraine that began more than five months ago.
In mid-July, the United States put Russia on a blacklist of countries involved in human trafficking and forced labor. The list is part of a report by the US State Department. The government in Moscow is also accused of recruiting child soldiers and kidnapping children to Russia. Millions of Ukrainians have fled the Russian attack, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation, the report said.
