• Russia published an updated “stop list” prohibiting 49 UK people from entering the country.
• The latest list includes 29 journalists and 20 UK residents.
• Russia claims that they are linked to the UK defense industry.

On Tuesday, Russia published an updated “stop list” prohibiting 49 UK people from entering the country.

According to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement, the latest list includes 29 journalists and 20 UK residents who Russia claims are linked to the UK defense industry.

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The “stop list” was amended, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, in response to the British government’s adoption of personal sanctions against leading Russian journalists and executives of domestic defense complex enterprises.

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Journalists from the Guardian, the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky News, the Daily Telegraph, the Sunday Times, the Times, the Independent, the Daily Mail, and the Financial Times have all been placed to the “stop list.”

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The Russian Foreign Ministry said, “The British journalists included in the list are involved in the deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information about Russia and the events in Ukraine and Donbas. With their biased assessments, they also contribute to fueling Russophobia in British society.”

UK military officials, defense contractors, and members of parliament are among the persons involved with the UK defense industry on the list.