Russia directly banned the British Prime Minister

The above decision was announced today by the Russian Foreign Ministry on April 16, news agency Reuters said.

Accordingly, in addition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Defense Minister Ben Wallace, Foreign Minister Liz Truss and 10 other British government members and politicians were also “banned” by Moscow.

“This move was made in light of the unprecedented hostile act of the British government, in particular the imposition of sanctions against high-ranking Russian officials,” the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed and said. know more that they will be expanding the list soon.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been banned from entering the country by Russia. Photo: Reuters

Russia’s ban comes in the context of Prime Minister Johnson’s surprise visit to Kiev last weekend. During the visit, the head of the British government announced that the country will provide Ukraine with 120 new armored vehicles and anti-ship missile systems, in addition to other modern military equipment worth about 130 million USD announced. before.

At a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr Johnson also announced that Britain would continue to increase sanctions on Russia because of the military operation in Ukraine.

“We will affect Russia’s ability to use resources,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

The Moscow – Kiev conflict has entered its 52nd day. Although the two sides have had many peace talks, it seems that tensions have not shown any signs of cooling down. In that context, according to the daily The Timesthe British Special Forces (SAS) are present in Kiev to train Ukrainian soldiers on how to use anti-tank weapons provided by them.

A Ukrainian soldier with a British NLAW anti-tank guided missile. Photo: Reuters

“SAS forces are present in units around Kiev to train Ukrainian soldiers in the use of NLAW man-portable anti-tank missiles,” Russia’s RT station reported.

British Armed Forces Secretary James Heappey said this week that a group of Ukrainian soldiers would travel to Britain for training.