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Zara Woodcock

Piers Morgan jokes 'Russia wasn't on his vacation list' after being blacklisted by country

Piers Morgan joked Russia 'wasn't on his vacation list' after being placed on the country's blacklist.

The GB News presenter, along with 38 other high-profile Britons, is no longer allowed to enter the country.

The UK has been one of Kyiv's biggest supporters after Russian president Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine at the end of February.

Many British journalists and politicians, including Keir Starmer and David Cameron, have condemned the actions of President Putin since the conflict began.

According to Russia's foreign ministry, the 39 people 'contribute to the hostile course of London aimed at the demonisation of our country and its international isolation.'

Piers is one of many high-profile people banned from the country (TalkTV)

"The choice in favour of confrontation is the conscious decision of the British political establishment, which bears all responsibility for the consequences," the ministry said.

Upon learning of the ban, Piers took to Twitter to share his thoughts.

"[ Russia ] wasn't on my vacation to-do list," he tweeted out to his followers.

Others blacklisted includes Labour MPs, Scottish politicians, members of the House of Lords, Jonathan Munro, BBC News presenter Huw Edwards as well as ITV's political editor Robert Peston.

Piers has no plans to travel to Russie 'on holiday' (Talk TV)

Many of Piers' fans were amused by his ban and took to his tweet to share their thoughts.

"How upset are you. Putin thinks you are a massive threat! Keep fighting piers," one user commented.

Another added: "I hope you liked Kyiv. I live here now, and I love this city. Come back again after the war. There's so much to see."

"No such thing as bad publicity Piers! It’s not show friends, it’s show business !" one posted.

The UK has been one of Kyiv's biggest supporters after Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine (Getty Images)

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Piers has been public about his support for Ukraine and even recently joined the First Lady of Ukraine to try and 'shine a light' on the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The 57-year-old was invited to co-host the summit and was "honoured" to be involved in the conference with Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Writing on Twitter on July 23, Piers said: "I was honoured to be invited by First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska to co-host her second Summit of First Ladies & Gentlemen, in Kyiv.

"Join us online from around the world later today as we shine a light on Ukraine and its war-torn people."

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