Russia slaps travel ban on Kamala Harris, Zuckerberg

Russia on Thursday slapped tour bans on US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook leader Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of outstanding Americans and Canadians in retaliation for sanctions imposed over Ukraine.

The Russian foreign ministry stated the travel regulations on 29 Americans and 61 Canadians — which additionally includes defence officials, commercial enterprise leaders and newshounds from each nation could continue to be in impact indefinitely.

The US list consists of ABC News television presenter George Stephanopoulos, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, and the Russia-focused Meduza news web page’s editor Kevin Rothrock.

The US defence officials include Pentagon spokesman John Kirby and Deputy Secretary of Defence Kathleen Hicks.

The list of Canadians is headed by Cameron Ahmad, who serves as director of communications to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Canadian Special Operations Forces Commander Steve Boivin.

The foreign ministry said the list was comprised of people responsible for the two countries’ “Russophobic” policies.

Russia had banned Facebook and Instagram, which form part of Zuckerberg’s Meta empire, calling them “extremist” organisations.