Joe Biden gets tough on Russia over Navalny with more sanctions
The US also demands the release of the Kremlin critic, his allies and others wrongfully detained in Russia and an end to the persecution of his supporters
02 March 2021 - 16:55
The Biden administration announced its first sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, punishing the Kremlin for the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a sign of deepening tensions between the nuclear powers.
The penalties — like those adopted by the EU — target senior Russian law enforcement officials, as well as matching sanctions the EU and the UK imposed earlier on other Russians allied with President Vladimir Putin in response to the attempted murder of Navalny...
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