Posted on 05/20/2023 11:31:27 AM PDT by bitt
Russia has banned hundreds of U.S. citizens, including former President Obama, political commentator Rachel Maddow and late-night host Stephen Colbert, from entering its territory in response to the U.S. sanctions over the Ukraine war.
The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a Friday post on its website it is blocking entry for 500 Americans in response to the sanctions it said are designed to inflict the most damage possible on officials and civilians in Russia.
The list of banned individuals includes former officials, lawmakers from both parties who were elected to Congress during last year’s midterm elections and may have been missed in previous rounds, experts and analysts for centers the ministry said spread “Russophobic” attitudes, and companies that have supplied weapons to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia’s invasion.
The ministry said the list also includes individuals who have been involved in the “persecution of dissidents” who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming and riot at the Capitol.
“It is high time for Washington to learn that not a single hostile attack against Russia will be left without a strong reaction,” the post states. “The principle of the inevitability of punishment will be consistently applied, whether we are talking about tougher sanctions pressure or discriminatory steps to hinder the professional activities of our fellow citizens.”
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The Russians are making their country very hospitable to American Christians and conservatives.
chemical grooming
school lunches
chocolate milk
we couldn’t afford
the two extra cents’
I care - I’m glad Russia is banning them...
Hating the same people doesn’t make you friends.
Well, frankly, I wouldn’t even want them in my state (Florida), although I don’t think we can go so far as to ban them...
I visited Russia a few years ago for musical reasons, because I had sung with a Russian Orthodox choir and it is the most beautiful music ever. I liked it a lot and Russian food is good (you have to like sour cream!).
I’d love to go back, but alas, I don’t think that’s going to happen. I don’t think they’ve banned all Americans, but it could be uncomfortable, and you’d have to spend all your time explaining about Biden’s Ukraine corruption, the FBI, the Trump Russia hoax, etc...
It could be a little exhausting.
How did the citizens of Russia get so lucky?
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Well, Artymovsk ( Russian for Bakmut) now announced to have fallen - one year after Marioupol. Two epic Ukie war battles, both resulting in the Ukie and collective West’s losses. Lucky? No, just obvious from the start.
https://theduran.locals.com/index.php
Experience 15 seconds of Noah Trevor
He was even worse if you can imagine
Amy Schumer level of unfunny
Comedians aren’t funny anymore.
I could even tolerate leftist comedians, like Bill Hicks, back in the day, because at least he was funny.
It’s a shame about Rich Hall
The Tom Cruise sketch is awesome
Brings tears of laughter 😂
Mariupol - 20 May 2022
Artyomovsk - 20 May 2023
It’s nice to see Bammie’s name in the same sentence with a couple of leftwing nutbag losers. LOL.
I think this is fake news. If it were me, I’d just never get around to processing their visas (or keep asking questions until they gave up). It seems like a bad look. Have any of them expressed a desire to go to Russia?
I searched:
https://mid.ru/en
and couldn’t find any trace of this story.
Those three have been banned in my house for many years already.
Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis,
Milton Berle, Senor Wencas, Lucille Ball...
They all made me laugh so hard!
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