Russia answers a Russian human rights law with economic sanctions on the Americans . The U.S. law already drew an angry response when signed into law in December . Friday , Washington publishes a list of alleged Russian human rights abusers . `` This war of lists was not our decision , but we do not have the right to ignore such open blackmail , '' Russia 's foreign ministry said in a statement according to RIA Novosti . Russia 's blacklist includes members of a New York state court and FBI and a DEA agent .
Russia answers a Russian human rights law with economic sanctions on the Americans . The U.S. law already drew an angry response when signed into law in December . Friday , Washington publishes a list of alleged Russian human rights abusers . Russia 's blacklist includes members of a New York state court and FBI and a DEA agent .