5/23/23

Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares is one of 500 Americans banned by the Russian government from entering the country.

The new order was announced on Friday by the Kremlin, and includes names like former President Barack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel and a slate of high-profile journalists. Russian officials said the ban was in response to “anti-Russian” sanctions imposed by the United States.

In a release, Miyares said he views his inclusion on the list as a “badge of honor,” and that he’ll never stop talking about the harms of socialism and communism.

The attorney general was the only Virginia state official to make Putin’s list.