Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington’s move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses.
“The war of lists is not our choice, but we cannot ignore outright blackmail,” said the Russian foreign ministry in a statement, which includes a list of 18 US officials “implicated in human rights violations.”
Russia slaps tit-for-tat ban on 18 US officials
