Moscow creates blacklist of undesirable Westerners

With the EU's sanctions against Russia expiring in June but widely expected to be renewed until the end of the year, a list compiled by the Kremlin has been made public of 89 European politicians, military officers and top-level administrators who are considered personae non grata by the Russian Federation. Moscow had repeatedly denied entry to several politicians in recent months but without wielding a formal blacklist. It has now done so by delivering the list to the EU Delegation…