Moscow accused the US of ‘medieval torture’ in statement barring five Americans from entry as retaliation for US blacklisting of four Russians and a UkrainianRussia has placed five Americans on a blacklist for alleged rights abuses, shortly after Washington added five persons to its sanctions list, accusing the United States of “medieval torture”. In a response to the Monday blacklisting of four Russians and a Ukrainian under the Magnitsky Act, named after a Russian lawyer, Moscow banned entry to five former US officials, including former prosecutor general Alberto Gonzales, the foreign ministry said. … …read more
Source: The Guardian