The Biden administration imposed sanctions on the leading security services in Russia and Iran for what it said was a pattern of wrongfully detaining Americans in an effort to use them for political leverage
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it viewed as “sabotage” the denial of U.S. visas for Russian media representatives who were supposed to accompany Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a trip to New York as part of Russia’s turn holding“Such sabotage, aimed at preventing normal journalistic work, will not remain unanswered,” the ministry said. “In this regard, the U.S. Embassy is informed that its request for a consular visit to Mr. Gershkovich on May 11…is rejected.
“The punishment of Evan, which amounts to torture, is a significant and disturbing overreaction to a simple access issue. Restore consular visits at once,” they said. to him on April 17, when she conveyed to him “how hard we’re going to continue to work to get him released,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at the time.Valery Sharifulin/Zuma Press
The sanctions announced Thursday follow an executive order signed by President Biden last year aimed at deterring hostage taking and wrongful detentions around the world and strengthening efforts to bring unlawfully detained Americans home.
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