52 Irish politicians have been banned from entering Russia under new sanctions announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry - including Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and the Ceann Comhairle Sean Ó Fearghaíl
In a statement, the Ministry blasted the "anti-Russian course" of the Government, which has led them to placing the 52 representatives on the "stop list".
They also referenced the attack on the Russian Embassy in March, just weeks after their illegal invasion of Ukraine had started.