Russia bans 5 UK citizens, including Washington Post journalist
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Russia's Foreign Ministry announced a ban on five UK citizens, including Washington Post journalist Catherine Belton and i Paper journalist Richard Holmes, in response to UK officials' anti-Russia rhetoric and military aid to Ukraine.
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Why It Matters
Russia's Foreign Ministry announced a ban on five UK citizens, including journalists and business figures. This action is a response to what Russia perceives as provocative anti-Russia rhetoric from UK officials and London's provision of weapons to Ukraine.
（中央社莫斯科2日綜合外電報導）俄羅斯外交部官網今天深夜宣布禁止5名英國公民入境，「華盛頓郵報」記者貝爾頓以及英國媒體「i報」記者霍姆斯等人均入列，以反制英國官員的反俄言論以及對烏軍援。
路透社報導，「華盛頓郵報」（The Washington Post）記者貝爾頓（Catherine Belton）是主跑俄羅斯事務的調查特派記者，曾為「金融時報」（Financial Times）和路透社等媒體報導俄國新聞。
霍姆斯（Richard Holmes）則是屢獲新聞獎項的調查記者，曾入圍美國新聞界最高榮譽「普立茲獎」（Pulitzer Prize），目前在英國「i報」（i Paper）擔任安全事務記者。
俄羅斯外交部表示，這次公布的入境禁令是為了回應「英國官員挑釁性的反俄言論、散布針對俄羅斯的不實言論，以及倫敦當局向基輔政權提供武器的作為」。
其餘被列入禁令的英國公民包括英國智庫「亨利傑克遜學會」（Henry Jackson Society）撰稿人布勞德（Alexander Browder）、人道主義人力公司「致力於行善」（Committed to Good）執行長勞格赫（Alice Laugher）及其母公司切爾西集團（Chelsea Group）主席威斯柏瑞（Richard Westbury）。
Open Questions
- Will the UK retaliate with similar measures?
- What specific 'anti-Russia rhetoric' prompted the ban?
- Will other countries follow Russia's lead in imposing such bans?
- What is the exact nature of the 'weapons' provided to Ukraine that Russia objects to?
