Former United States President Barack Obama, late night television host Stephen Colbert, and CNN’s Erin Burnett are some of the “500 Americans” Russia has banned from entering the country.
The list includes Obama, former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman, several US senators and the next expected chairman of the joint chiefs Charles Q.
The rambling list of names also includes American late night TV hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Colbert, and Seth Meyers.
On January 6, 2021, scores of supporters of former US President Donald Trump sought to stop Biden’s certification as president and attacked the US Capitol.
Russia has banned CNN anchor Erin Burnett, late-night host Stephen Colbert, former President Barack Obama and CNN reporter Nick Paton Walsh from entering the country.
While the list was labelled, “500 Americans,” Paton Walsh is a British citizen.
It did not specify complaints against each individual or explain what the sanctions would mean beyond a ban from entering the county. »