Russia suggests adding Secretary John Kerry to its blacklist
by Joseph
Earnest August 27, 2015
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Russian Federation
Council member said that the council had proposed Wednesday to add US
Secretary of State John Kerry and his deputies to the list of
politicians banned from entry to Russia.
The Council proposed Wednesday to add US Secretary of State
John Kerry and his deputies to the list of politicians banned from entry
to Russia in response for the disruption of Russia's upper house
of parliament speaker Valentina Matvienko’s planned visit to the United
States, a Council member told RIA Novosti.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that
the US visa for Matvienko issued after long delays contains "a number
of unacceptable restrictions" which would make it impossible for the
politician to attend the Fourth World Conference of Speakers
of Parliament at the United Nations' Headquarters in New York.
Member of the International Committee of the Federation Council Igor
Morozov stated that the retaliatory measures should be "asymmetric."
“Russia needs to expand its sanctions list
at the expense of people who made the decision considering the visa
for the speaker of the Federation Council, which contradicts the
fundamentals of international law — Secretary of State John Kerry and
his deputies,” Morozov said.
Matvienko, who is included in the US sanctions list, was invited
to attend the international conference, scheduled to be held on August
31 – September 2.
The European Union and its allies imposed several rounds of sanctions
against Russia, including a list of individuals against whom travelling
bans were imposed, citing Moscow’s alleged involvement in the Ukrainian
conflict – a claim that Moscow repeatedly denied.
In response, Russia compiled its own black list of persons from the United States and the European Union.
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