MOSCOW — Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that it confirmed a list of American citizens it will bar from entering Russia, in a retaliatory move against the United States’ adoption of the so-called Magnitsky list, which imposes sanctions on Russian officials who have been linked to the 2009 death of the whistleblower Sergei L. Magnitsky.

Russia’s new list includes United States officials who have been implicated in crimes against Russian citizens as well as other violations of human rights, said a spokesman, Aleksandr K. Lukashevich, in comments released Saturday. Mr. Lukashevich mentioned the torture of detainees, extralegal detention at Guantánamo Bay, and the killing of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan as possible focuses.

His remarks underlined the uncertainty that lies ahead for the reset in relations between the United States and Russia, with political shifts under way in both countries and doubts arising about one of Russia’s goals, its accession to the W.T.O.

“The matter is not finished — if the U.S. chooses the path of visa confrontation, we will have to enlarge this list,” Mr. Lukashevich said. “This is not our choice. We want an honest and respectful dialogue and stronger interaction in all areas, including the visa field. It would be unacceptable if political games involving blacklists of Russians cancels out the positive dynamism that has lately existed in Russian-U.S. relations.”