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Hollywood stars Sean Penn and Ben Stiller enter Russia's "blacklist".

Hollywood stars Sean Penn and Ben Stiller enter Russia's

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday announced sanctions against 25 more Americans — ranging from members of Congress to business leaders and art figures — barring them from entering Russia.

Popular American actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller are among the names that recently entered Russia's 'blacklist' because of their political allegiance to Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion.

Penn and Stiller have consistently supported Ukraine and have been well received by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the sanctions in response to "ever-expanding personal sanctions" by the Biden administration against Russian citizens, it said on its website, adding that it was acting on the principle of reciprocity.

Sanctioned Americans include Democratic US Senators Mark Kelley and Kristen Sinema, Republican Senators Kevin Kramer, Michael Rounds, Richard Scott and Patrick Toomey and others. 

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