Russia has imposed retaliatory sanctions against 21 British citizens.

Russia has imposed retaliatory sanctions against 21 British nationals from various structures. This was reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on August 20.

"In response to the ongoing confrontational course of London <...>, it was decided to include a number of representatives of the media, NGOs, consulting structures and the expert community of Great Britain in the Russian stop list," the message says.

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