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Russia bans five Britons over anti-Russia comments.

6/3/2026

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  • Russia’s foreign ministry announced bans on five British nationals from entering the country.
  • Moscow said the bans respond to British anti-Russian statements and UK weapons supplies to Kyiv.
  • The barred individuals are journalist Catherine Belton, security correspondent Richard Holmes, analyst Alexander Browder, executive Alice Laugher and chairman Richard Westbury.
  • The move follows the United Kingdom’s travel bans and sanctions on Russia after its 2014 Crimea annexation and the 2022 invasion.