Russia to expand 'black list' of Americans in response to sanctions: RIA

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




MARCH 16, 2018 / 2:45 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow will respond to a new set of U.S. sanctions by expanding its “black list” of Americans, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday, according to RIA news agency.

The U.S. Treasury slapped sanctions on 19 Russian citizens and five entities on Thursday in the most significant steps the United States has taken against Russia since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

“From the very beginning, we use the principle of parity on the number of people included in sanction lists. So we will expand our ‘black list’ with another group of Americans,” Ryabkov was cited as saying.

He added that Moscow did not rule out extra measures in response to new sanctions for alleged interfering in U.S. elections and cyber attacks, which Russia denies.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-sanctions/russia-to-expand-black-list-of-americans-in-response-to-sanctions-ria-idUSKCN1GS0IY?il=0

[raging moderate]

1. Interesting.

How does one qualify?

[Nitram]

2. Ooh, I wanna be on that list? How do I get there?

Wait, does it make me a target for nerve gas or polonium? Let me re-think that.

[blugbox]

3. Exactly...

How do you get on the list?

And

What does being on the list entail?

Were the Skripals on the list?

[Dave Starsky]

4. This sounds like a direct physical threat to Americans.

And still the cowardly orange shitgibbon and his GOP legislative enablers say and do nothing.