Moscow has blacklist of unwelcome U.S. citizens – Pushkov

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MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax) – The Russian Foreign Ministry has drafted a blacklist of U.S. citizens Moscow suspects of violations of human rights, State Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Alexei Pushkov said in an interview with the Russian News Service radio on Friday.

“In fact, the Foreign Ministry has a classified list, same as the U.S. Department of State. It is not long so far. It includes citizens we suspect of violations of human rights and bar from Russia,” he said.

Ninety-two senators voted for the Magnitsky Act on Thursday. The document imposes visa and financial restrictions on Russian officials the U.S. suspects of being involved in the death of the Hermitage Capital lawyer at a detention facility three years ago.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia would deny entry to U.S. violators of human rights.

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