Russia Responds to U.S. Blacklist With ‘Guantanamo List’

Dozens of U.S. citizens are now barred from entering Russia under the “Guantanamo list,” a retaliatory measure for U.S. sanctions on Russian officials suspected of involvement in the death of an anti-corruption lawyer, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

“We made a decision to get the usual list wider, and called it ‘The Guantanamo list’ for convenience,” Ryabkov said today by phone. “It’s a label. Like Johnnie Walker.”