President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Sunday that U.S. law prohibits Russia from the country's alleged human rights violations unacceptable interference in the affairs of Russia, the tough tone is set by a senior White House adviser prior to the visit .
Dmitry Peskov remarks from Putin's office, the U.S. government named 18 Russian visa ban and assets freeze Magnitsky Act legislation through Congress late last year of the first comments.
Most of the 18 blacklisted Report a lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow prison in 2009 set off a chain of events that damage the relations between Russia and the United States prosecute individuals suspected of links.
"This is a direct interference in Russia's affairs. Should not be discussed outside Russia in the so-called" Magnitsky case "," state news agency ITAR-TASS quoted Peskov said. "This is unacceptable to us, we will never agree."
President Barack Obama already obliged to release Magnitsky Act in the United States drew attention to concerns about the rights and the rule of law in Russia, Putin president or prime minister since 2000, under the leadership of Saturday list.
Moscow responded on Saturday named Russia under Putin is prohibited retaliatory legislation signed in December 18 Americans, most of whom are accused of violating the rights of Russians in the United States prosecute.
Peskov accused the U.S. exchange and the two nuclear-armed countries, from global security issues, but more importantly, it can draw.
Between the decision in international and regional conflict, reconciliation between Russia and the United States, because the two countries in many ways responsible for the situation in the world, actions are being taken not only cast a shadow, but the damage The relationship between these countries, "he said.
Added to the blacklist Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, with senior Russian officials in Monday's talks will be the highest-level face-to-face contact between the Kremlin (Kremlin) and the White House visit tense since Obama began his second term in January.
However, despite the rhetoric, the two governments incumbent to maintain high-level officials to shut down their list in an apparent effort to contain the political damage.
Peskov made clear relationship, on Friday, it will not be destroyed, he said the relationship is multi-faceted, there are still a lot of development and growth prospects.
Donilon talks are expected to include a discussion of the United States plans to the European anti-missile defense system, which has a tense relationship, because Russia, the system may eventually shoot down nuclear missiles and threaten its security.
An American decided to scale back its plans to alleviate these concerns, but Moscow's reaction so far has been cautious.
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