The Foreign Ministry announced the lifting of sanctions against some Russians in exchange for Nuland

's visit, said Maria Zakharova. She did not specify who Victoria Nuland is talking about.

Washington excluded some Russians from the sanctions lists in exchange for Moscow agreeing to a visit by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. This was stated in the program “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on the TV channel “Russia 1” by the official representative of the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

“She (Nuland. -) was indeed on the sanctions lists, this suggests that a person cannot cross the border. They included Russian representatives, international experts in their sanctions lists. Therefore, in this case, this issue (with the arrival of Nuland. -) was resolved on an equal footing, ”said Zakharova (quoted by RIA Novosti).

When asked if the United States lifted restrictions on Russian representatives in response, Zakharova answered in the affirmative. She did not specify who exactly it affected.

Kommersant found out the condition for issuing a Russian visa for Nuland Politics

The fact that Nuland is on the Russian blacklist became known in May 2019, when she was denied a visa. The Foreign Ministry said the list was drawn up in response to the US imposition of personal visa and financial sanctions against a number of Russian officials.