Russian deputy asks Obama to put him on Magnitsky List
A Russian deputy from the northwestern Leningrad Region's legislative assembly, who is also the leader of the ruling United Russia party's regional branch, has asked US President Barack Obama to put him on the so-called Magnitsky List, the party reported Tuesday.
Russia's powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he was counting on US President Barack Obama to improve US-Russia ties, as the two men held their first meeting.