Russia Sanctions Zuckerberg, Kamala Harris, And 27 Others

Russia’s foreign Ministry has announced a travel ban on several top US business leaders, journalists, and officials, adding that the sanctioned individuals will be denied entry indefinitely.

Russia slapped a travel ban on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and 28 other prominent Americans on Thursday.

The sanctions were imposed in retaliation for Western sanctions against Russia for its attack on Ukraine. The travel ban includes top Pentagon officials, US business leaders, and journalists, including US Vice President Kamala Harris, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky, and ABC reporter George Stephanopoulos.

The Russian foreign ministry said the individuals will be denied entry into Russia on an “indefinite basis,” according to an Insider translation of the ministry’s press release. The ministry said they had identified the people as responsible for shaping “the Russophobic agenda” in the US, per a translation.

Notably, the sanctions’ list did not include the names of other top US business leaders like Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, or Google CEO Sundar Pichai even though Twitter and YouTube have been proactive in handling Russian misinformation.

Several of the sanctioned reporters on the list commented on the Russian travel ban on social media.