Biden Imposes Over 500 New Sanctions On Russia

Via press release from the White House:

Today, I am announcing more than 500 new sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war of conquest on Ukraine and for the death of Aleksey Navalny, who was a courageous anti-corruption activist and Putin’s fiercest opposition leader.

These sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny’s imprisonment as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense industrial base, procurement networks and sanctions evaders across multiple continents. They will ensure Putin pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home.

We are also imposing new export restrictions on nearly 100 entities for providing backdoor support for Russia’s war machine.

We are taking action to further reduce Russia’s energy revenues. And I’ve directed my team to strengthen support for civil society, independent media, and those who fight for democracy around the world.

Two years into this war, the people of Ukraine continue to fight with tremendous courage. But they are running out of ammunition.

Ukraine needs more supplies from the United States to hold the line against Russia’s relentless attacks, which are enabled by arms and ammunition from Iran and North Korea.

That’s why the House of Representatives must pass the bipartisan national security supplemental bill, before it’s too late.

Read the full press release.

The U.S. imposes “crushing” sanctions on Russia, one week after the death of Putin critic Alexei Navalny as Pres. Biden meets with his widow. @marykbruce reports. pic.twitter.com/i0WpZHqZ26

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