Russia bans dozens of UK journalists, media figures and politicians

List of 54 Britons includes Guardian reporters and executives, a defence minister and the culture secretary

Russia has banned dozens of British journalists, media representatives and senior UK politicians from entering the country, including five Guardian journalists and executives, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

In a statement published on the foreign ministry's website, Moscow said the sweeping action was a response to UK sanctions and the spreading of false information about Russia", as well as London's unrelenting military support for the Kyiv neo-Nazi regime".