“Appeals of the Chairman
and eldest republican of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives Eliot Engel and Michael McCaul to impose sanctions against the Russian authorities for alleged “violations of human rights” during
unauthorized rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg are examples of another blatant
interference in the affairs of the Russian Federation,” said Leonid Slutskiy
Slutsky
Leonid Eduardovich
.
He stressed that
on the eve of a single voting day in Russia, congressmen “allow themselves to transmit
assessments that are very far from being objective, based on distorted
information and double standards.”
“Such statements
once again confirm the correctness of the decision of the State Duma to create
a special Commission to investigate the facts of foreign interference in the internal affairs of the Russian Federation,” noted the Chairman of the Committee.
He also recalled
that an invitation to take part in the meeting of the Commission had already
been sent to US Ambassador Mr.Huntsman, and “we look forward to his reaction.”
“As for the direct calls to extent the sanctions list — the Global Magnitsky Act, I would
like to recall that in 2012 Russia adopted a law on counter-sanctions with a comprehensive set of retaliatory measures. And any actions of the American side
in this issue will have the opposite effect,” the parliamentarian concluded.
