McCain joked about his possible inclusion in Russian " stop list "
Us Senator John Sidney McCain ironically responded to messages about the fact that he was among more than 200 politicians and bureaucrats from the EU and the USA was included in the lists of foreign Residents, which has the ability to be denied entry into the Russian Federation, the Agency reports.
Thursday print edition "" Recalling the source said that the Russian Federation included in the black list of over 200 foreign Residents who have the opportunity to get a ban on entry into the Russian Federation. As said a source close to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the list by the number of mirrors similar to the black list of the EU and NATO, and the first place by the number of people in it take the US - more than 60 people, including McCain.
"I believe it (making McCain to the list - approx.) means that I will spend Easter in Sedona (Arizona), and not in Siberia, "said McCain in response to the message about his inclusion in Russian" stop list ".
The European Union in March introduced the first individual penalties against persons whom he considers responsible for undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. Since then he got hit with Authorized Russian authorities and businessmen, and heads of the militia in the East of Ukraine. Russia in response to punishment EU amounted to "stop list" of EU citizens, who are denied entry to Russia but he was not released.
first Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexei Meshkov said that EU citizens have the opportunity to test whether they are in the "black list" of the Russian Federation, at any Russian Consulate abroad. According to Meshkov, " the defendants in this list are there for real acts ". In the capital of Russia declared that officially unveil the list is not expected. The Russian side also indicated that they are not committed to the exchange of " black lists ", and the actions of the West in this direction only cause regret.