Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a dozen other senior British politicians have been banned from Russia.
The embargo is in retaliation for sanctions imposed during the 51 day war in Ukraine.
Mr Johnson – who was last in Russia in 2017 as Foreign Secretary – is joined by Priti Patel, Rishi Sunak, Nicola Sturgeon, Dominic Raab, Liz Truss, Ben Wallace, Grant Shapps, Kwasi Kwarteng, Nadine Dorries, James Heappey, Suella Braverman and Theresa May.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the decision was taken because Britain had tried to isolate the country.
It also accused the UK cabinet of trying to “strangle” Russia’s economy.
A Kremlin statement said:
“This step was taken as a response to London’s unbridled information and political campaign aimed at isolating Russia internationally, creating conditions for restricting our country and strangling the domestic economy.
“The British leadership is deliberately aggravating the situation surrounding Ukraine, pumping the Kyiv regime with lethal weapons and co-ordinating similar efforts on the behalf of NATO.”
Ms Truss, the foreign secretary, said this week:
“We are tightening the ratchet on Putin’s war machine and targeting the circle of people closest to the Kremlin.
“We will keep going with sanctions until Putin fails in Ukraine.
“Nothing and no one are off the table.”
Full list of British Politicians barred from entering Russia
Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps
Home Secretary Priti Patel
Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Nadine Dorries
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Attorney General Suella Braverman
Former Prime Minister Theresa May
