Russia hit dozens of U.S. politicians and officials with sanctions on Wednesday in what it said was a retaliatory move for Washington's support for Kyiv and a response to the West's own unprecedented package of sanctions against Moscow.
Russia's foreign ministry said it was permanently barring some 77 U.S. citizens from entering Russia, as it attacked Washington's "hostile actions".
The list is made up of 33 governors of U.S. states and a host of other mid-ranking state and federal officials.
