
File Photo: President Joe Biden, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. The Kremlin said Friday March 19, 2021. AP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that he was designating Russia, as well as China and eight other countries "as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated 'systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.'"
Nigeria, which was on the list last year and where Blinken is due to visit this week, was removed.
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