Russia bans multiple US journalists from entering the country

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced a new wave of sanctions against 92 American citizens, including more than two dozen journalists.

The nearly 100 people listed “shall be permanently denied” entry into Russia, according to the foreign ministry, which said the sanctions come in “response to the Biden administration’s Russophobic policy with a stated goal of ‘inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow.’”

The ministry said the announcement is also a response to the U.S. “blanket sanctions” on Russian politicians and elite members of society with ties to the government.

The list of U.S. citizens includes members of the U.S. government, pro-democracy activists, academics, and leaders of defense contracting firms and financial institutions that supply weapons to Ukraine to respond to Russia’s war.

Among the journalists listed is Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker, who became a vocal critic of Moscow as she advocated for the return of reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was finally released earlier this month in a prisoner swap.

Another 13 current or former employees at the Journal were on the list, including the outlet’s deputy editor-in-chief, its head of the world news division, its Kyiv bureau chief, its former Moscow bureau chief and a member of its editorial board.

Five New York Times journalists, four Washington Post journalists and a handful of reporters for British papers were also listed.