Kremlin pledges a response to new U.S. sanctions on Russian individuals
Friday 17/May/2019 - 01:58 PM
The Kremlin said on Friday it would respond in kind
to a new round of U.S. sanctions on Russian nationals, saying its retaliation
would be consistent with Russia's national interest.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a
Chechen group and five people, including at least three Russians, over
allegations of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and the
torture of LGBTI people.
The sanctions against the Terek Special Rapid
Response Team in Russia's southern region of Chechnya and the five people were
announced by the U.S. Treasury under the Magnitsky Act.
