
The restrictive measures are imposed in response to constantly expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The rest of the banned people take part in the work of the so-called Yermak-McFaul group – an international group headed by Andriy Yermak, chief of Ukraine’s presidential office, and Michael McFaul, former US ambassador to Russia, which develops recommendations on anti-Russian restrictions.
Currently, the list of US citizens banned from entering Russia permanently includes 1,048 names.