Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday said that former US President Barack Obama was among 500 US citizens who would be banned in response to the latest round of sanctions announced by Washington, reported news agency Reuters.
In a statement, said that the move comes after US refusal last month to give visas to media traveling with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the United Nations.
“Washington should have learned a long time ago that not a single hostile attack on Russia will go unpunished,” the statement by Russia’s foreign ministry added.
The ministry also said that Russia had refused the latest US request for consular access to the detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March this year on suspicion of spying.
Earlier on Friday, the United States announced disciplinary measures against more than 300 targets, aiming to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and intensifying one of the harshest sanctions efforts ever implemented, Reuters reported.
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BSF troops brought down two drones from Pakistan which were trying to enter India at the international border in Punjab. A bag with suspected narcotics hooked to one of the drones was also recovered.
The Border Security Force (BSF) shot down two suspected Pakistani drones on Friday night as the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) attempted to enter India by crossing the International Border in Punjab.
