Russia slaps sanctions on U.S. and Canadian officials and figures

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Russia on Thursday announced more entry bans on U.S. officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists.

The sanctions list, published by the Russian Foreign Ministry, also included Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby.

"These individuals are denied entry into the Russian Federation indefinitely," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry also slapped sanctions against 61 Canadian officials, journalists and military experts, for supporting what it called the "Russophobic" stance of the Canadian administration.

The ministry said the 61 individuals, including Special Operations Forces Commander Major-General Steve Boivin, Central Bank Governor Tiff Macklem as well as John Tory and Jim Watson, the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa, were barred from entering Russia indefinitely.

(Reuters)