MOSCOW. June 5 (Interfax) - Russia's sanctions list, passed in response to the U.S. sanctions, includes several dozen U.S. citizens, including high-level individuals, and legal entities, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
"This list has several dozen private individuals, it includes among others quite high-level persons. We do not advertise specifics, including specifics on legal entities, because this is just an unnecessary pretext for escalation, essentially, this would contradict our setup against introducing sanction measures in the inter-state relations practice," Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax.
When asked whether the list has legal entities, Ryabkov said: "There are. But I am not ready to elaborate on this."