Moscow, August 16 (Interfax) - Russia's retaliation will mirror the U.S. visa sanctions imposed over the Sergei Magnitsky case.
"Speaking of U.S. media data about a disproportionate response, about preserving cooperation on Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East, there is nothing farther from the truth than such insinuations," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told journalists.
"We are working over a mirroring response," he added.
These measures will not affect U.S.-Russian cooperation in other areas. "The development of cooperation is in our common interests," Ryabkov said.
In July, the U.S. Department of State added the names of the Russian officials who played a part in Magnitsky’s death to the blacklist of U.S. visa applicants.
The blacklist includes FSB (Federal Security Service) officials, top and medium-ranking police officers, prison guards and doctors, prosecutors, tax auditors and inspectors.
Magnitsky, who was charged with tax evasion under Article 199 of the Russian Penal Code, died at a Moscow pre-trial detention facility on November 16, 2009.
His death prompted a broad public outcry, including abroad.
