500 Americans, including Obama and Colbert, banned from Russia over sanctions.
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Russia has banned around 500 American citizens, including former President Barack Obama and comedian Stephen Colbert, from entering the country in response to US sanctions. The travel ban is part of the diplomatic tensions between the two countries, which have been strained since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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