National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
MOSCOW,听搁耻蝉蝉颈补鈥�Moscow on Monday expanded the list of US citizens banned from entering Russia to include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in retaliation for Washington鈥檚 similar measures against Russians following the Kremlin鈥檚 offensive in Ukraine.
Moscow had by the end of last month already released a list of 963 individuals banned from the country, including US President Joe Biden, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and actor Morgan Freeman.
The new list includes an additional 61 names, mostly government officials, but also several bosses of major companies, mainly in the defence and energy sectors.
In addition to Yellen, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and OneWeb鈥檚 CEO Neil Masterson have been sanctioned.
The CEOs of Universal Pictures and Fitch are also included in the list.
鈥淪ixty-one American citizens among the leaders of large companies in the military-industrial complex, media platforms and rating agencies, aircraft and shipbuilding companies, are included,鈥� Russia鈥檚 foreign ministry said.
Since the offensive in Ukraine began, the Kremlin has denied entry to Russia to hundreds of Western figures.
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