Ben Key

Russia has barred A Number of top UK-based journalists and defence figures as part of a series of sanctions, in response to UK measures on an array of Russian public figures.

The Bbc 's Clive Myrie , Orla Guerin and Nick Robinson , who have reported from Ukraine, and Director General Tim Davie are on The List of 29 media figures.

So too are journalists from Sky TV, The Times , Guardian, Channel Four and ITV.

Russia has already banned hundreds of elected British MPs.

The Foreign ministry in Moscow announced that work on expanding The List would continue.

" The British journalists included on The List are involved in deliberate dissemination of false and one-sided information about Russia and events in Ukraine and Donbas, " Russia's foreign ministry said. " With their biased assessments they also contribute to fuelling Russophobia in British society. "

Among The Other high-profile journalists on The List are John Witherow , editor of The Times , Chris Evans of the Telegraph, Katharine Viner of The Guardian and Ted Verity of the Daily Mail .

Correspondents Stuart Ramsay of Sky News , Shaun Walker and Luke Harding of The Guardian and Nick Beake and Paul Adams of The Bbc are on The List , along with TV presenters Sophy Ridge and Cathy Newman , columnists Con Coughlin and Gideon Rachman and Russia academic Mark Galeotti .

Beyond The World of journalism there are senior figures in The Armed forces, including Royal Navy chief Adm Sir Ben Key and Air Force chief Sir Michael Wigston . The Head of Thales UK, Alex Cresswell, and several senior colleagues are barred from Russia as are A Number of top figures from Bae Systems , including overall CEO Charles Woodburn .

Source of news: bbc.com