Zakharov: McFaul included in the sanctions list of the Russian Federation for the damage to bilateral relations November 13, 2016 RR Politics Michael McFaul © ITAR-TASS/Sergei Fadeichev, archive MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. The reason for making the ex-US Ambassador in Moscow Michael McFaul to the Russian sanctions lists was deliberate damage done to bilateral relations on his part. Comments comments