{"id":1936397,"date":"2023-05-23T22:01:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T02:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-beacon-founding-editor-matthew-continetti-banned-from-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T22:04:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T02:04:48","slug":"free-beacon-founding-editor-matthew-continetti-banned-from-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-beacon-founding-editor-matthew-continetti-banned-from-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia bans Free Beacon&#8217;s founding editor Matthew Continetti."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffree-beacon-founding-editor-matthew-continetti-banned-from-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1936397&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Washington Free Beacon Editor Banned from Russia<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> founding editor Matthew Continetti is banned from entering Russia, the Kremlin announced on Friday, a move Continetti attributes to his unwavering defense of freedom in the face of Vladimir Putin&#8217;s aggression.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Continetti, an author and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">senior fellow<\/a> at the American Enterprise Institute, is among 500 Americans that the Kremlin said Friday are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/19\/europe\/russia-bans-american-citizens-obama-intl\/index.html#:~:text=The%20list%20includes%20Obama%2C%20former,%2C%20Colbert%2C%20and%20Seth%20Meyers.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barred<\/a> from entering the country in response to Biden administration sanctions. Others include former secretary of defense Jim Mattis, Senator J.D. Vance (R., Ohio), as well as less illustrious figures like former president Barack Obama, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, and MSNBC&#8217;s Joe Scarborough. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em> Playbook, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/free-beacon-founding-editor-matthew-continetti-banned-from-russia\/\" title=\"Russia bans Free Beacon's founding editor Matthew Continetti.\">influential political newsletter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2023\/05\/20\/ilhan-omar-leads-the-14th-amendment-charge-00098003?nname=playbook&#038;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&#038;nrid=00000171-f4b5-def9-a175-fff588f00001&#038;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> being on the list\u00a0the &#8220;new status symbol&#8221; in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It is high time for Washington to learn that not a single hostile attack against Russia will go without a strong reaction,&#8221; the Russian Foreign Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid.ru\/ru\/foreign_policy\/news\/1871495\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<h3>Continetti&#8217;s Defense of Freedom<\/h3>\n<p>Continetti speculated that the ban stemmed from his Feb. 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/columns\/putins-political-prisoner-refuses-to-stay-silent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">column<\/a> advocating for the release of Russian political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza, who remains in jail for criticizing Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in a speech to the Arizona House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Let\u2019s be clear about what is going on here. Kara-Murza is no oligarch. He is not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">foreign agent<\/a>. Nor is he a saboteur. He is a writer and a filmmaker who holds British and Russian passports. He\u2019s an activist who committed the &#8216;crime&#8217;\u2014one flinches at calling it that\u2014of stating his views in public on a matter of global concern. In Russia today, voicing a dissenting opinion makes you an enemy of the state,&#8221; Continetti wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Real justice will be served when Kara-Murza is freed,&#8221; Continetti continued, &#8220;and [Russian president Vladimir] Putin is punished for his crimes against mankind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ban, Continetti remains steadfast in his defense of freedom and is honored to be included on the list. &#8220;What I like about this honor most is that my name comes before Barack Obama&#8217;s,&#8221; he said on the <em>Commentary<\/em> magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commentary.org\/john-podhoretz\/did-someone-say-debt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The &#8220;New Status Symbol&#8221; in Washington, D.C.<\/h3>\n<p>Being on the list of Americans banned from Russia has become the &#8220;new status symbol&#8221; in Washington, D.C., according to <em>Politico<\/em> Playbook. But for Continetti, it&#8217;s a badge of honor for standing up for what he believes in.<\/p>\n<h3>The Kremlin&#8217;s Response to Biden Administration Sanctions<\/h3>\n<p>The ban on Continetti and other Americans is the Kremlin&#8217;s response to Biden administration sanctions. It serves as a warning to Washington that Russia will not tolerate any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extremists-launch-attack-against-saudi-oil-facilities-biden-removed-them-from-terrorist-list\/\" title=\"Extremists Launch Attack Against Saudi Oil Facilities. Biden Removed Them From Terrorist List.\">hostile attacks<\/a> against their country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Continetti, the founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon, has been banned from entering Russia. The Kremlin announced on Friday that Continetti is among 500 Americans who are barred from entering the country. 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