WASHINGTON, 09 May 2022, (TON): The United States is introducing a policy of restricting the issuance of entry visas to Russian military personnel and a ban on crossing the American border against another 2.6 thousand Russian and Belarusian officials.

Reads a statement released by Bely home “the US has imposed approximately 2,600 visa restrictions on Russian and Belarusian officials in response to their ongoing efforts to undermine the sovereignty, territorial in-tegrity, or political indep-endence of Ukraine.

The restrictions are listed in the document in the section sanctions against the Russian elites and their families, as well as visa restrictions against Russian and Belarusian officials who undermine the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24 a special military operation in response to the request of the leaders of the Donbass republics for help.

He stressed that Moscow’s plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories, and the goals are the demilitarization and denazification of the country.