Moscow handed over to the embassies of the EU countries list of officials banned from entry to the site of the Russian Federation, informs the print edition.

A copy of the document was published on the Internet office of the national broadcasting organization of Finland and several other European media, writes " Kommersant ".

in listed 89 participants, including members of the European Parliament, high-ranking military men and Employees of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, public figures. The overwhelming number of participants blacklist belong to the Baltic States, Poland, Sweden and the UK.

"Moscow imposed punishment relative to European politicians, bureaucrats and military in response to similar restrictions adopted by the European Union in the past year because of the conflict around Ukraine," - emphasizes the print edition.

The Russian side until not published its own blacklist, however, according to German and Finnish media, may 27, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation sent to the EU delegation in the capital of Russia and several European embassies in response to the pleas of the European countries to announce the list of banned persons.

print publication adds that the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation until not confirmed the authenticity of the list.

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