Foreign Ministry’s statement on personal sanctions on the leadership of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of New Zealand

As response to the politically biased sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities introduced by the New Zealand government as part of the anti-Russia campaign of the collective West, entry into the Russian Federation is permanently closed for nine more New Zealanders from among the leadership of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of New Zealand, who shape an anti-Russia agenda in this country.

Considering that official Wellington has no intention to drop its anti-Russia policy and continues introducing new sanctions, work on updating the Russian stop list will continue.

Below is the list of New Zealand citizens included in the stop list: