Ireland Mocks Russia’s New Travel Ban On Their Leaders

Politico Europe reports:

The Kremlin has banned most, if not all, of Ireland’s leaders from visiting Russia — a punishment being met with official indifference and unofficial mockery in Dublin.

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow defended Wednesday’s action as necessary to counteract what it called Ireland’s “aggressive anti-Russian propaganda campaign” and “Russophobic hysteria in Irish society.”

Outside the chamber, politicians traded jokes over lunch in the nearby parliamentary canteen. One claimed to be seeking a travel agent’s refund for a prebooked bear-wrestling holiday in Siberia. Others pointed to the shame of failing to make the Kremlin’s list of important politicians.

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The Kremlin has banned 52 Irish politicians from visiting Russia in a bid to counteract what it called “Russophobic hysteria in Irish society.”

The announcement is being met with official indifference — and unofficial mockery — in Dublin.https://t.co/vCr6w8GO2p

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