The ban comes after Krah, who is being investigated over suspicious Russian and Chinese links, sparked outrage by stating in a recent interview that not all members of the Nazi SS forces were "criminals."
According to Sweden's top military commander Micael Bydén, troop deployments and military assets on Gotland will be increased to better protect the island from any moves by Moscow to seize control of the territory.
The drills are taking place in Russia's Southern Military District, which borders occupied Ukrainian territories that Moscow has illegally annexed as well as other areas still controlled by Kyiv's forces, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov downplayed the allegations from American officials, characterizing them as unfounded speculation Moscow would not dignify with a full response.
According to Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder, a Russian satellite fired into low-Earth orbit on May 16 is believed to be a weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites operating in that orbital range.
The missile barrage, which Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov said was carried out using advanced Russian S-400 air defence systems, left a trail of destruction in the riverside city located just 23 miles from the Russian border.
The controversy began after The Times of London published a report citing unnamed Slovak authorities claiming an assassination attempt had been made on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
According to Russian defence ministry statements, their Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile batteries successfully engaged and destroyed three Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles being operated by Ukrainian forces near the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka over the last few days.
The Prosecutor General's Office reportedly filed a lawsuit earlier this month with the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow against Khodorkovsky, Lebedev and the defunct Siberian Leasing Company. Initial hearings are scheduled for May 27.
Biden's comments came after the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced plans earlier Tuesday to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and several Hamas militant leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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