Posted on 08/12/2011 8:06:39 AM PDT by RobinMasters
Moscow is preparing a list of U.S. officials it will ban from Russia in retaliation for a White House policy to keep Russian human rights abusers out of the U.S.
Russia's Foreign Ministry this week began preparing a list of officials connected to the U.S. apprehension of suspected arms dealer Viktor A. Bout and convicted drug dealer Konstantin Yaroshenko, according to reports in the Russian press.
The State Department last month announced that it has a list of Russian officials connected to the 2009 slaying of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who would be denied visas to visit the United States if requested.
When asked about the list of U.S. officials on Thursday, a spokesman for the Russian Embassy in Washington referred to a statement by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.
“We will surely respond, but our response is not going to be an exact replica,” Mr. Ryabkov said this month. “The lists might differ in terms of composition.”
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