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Tuesday, 27 April 2021 (YJC)_ U.S. has been placed on a list of countries Russia considers to be "unfriendly".
In a graphic on Russia's Channel 1 headlined "List of countries unfriendly to Russia," the U.S. was at the top.
The U.S. has been placed on a list of countries Russia considers to be "unfriendly" despite optimism of a summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin taking place this summer.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced over the weekend that the U.S. would be on the list following a presidential decree on April 23.
Also named were: Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Czech Republic, Estonia, United Kingdom and Georgia. Another screen grab from Channel 1, circulating on social media, also showed Australia in the group.
Russian foreign policy analyst, Maxim Suchkov tweeted the list was only of "candidate states" currently being discussed, which he said had "ended up leaked."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the list had not been finalized, and that he was "unaware, if there is something regarding the deadlines," according to Tass. Newsweek has contacted the Russian foreign ministry for comment.
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