The US announces more than 500 new sanctions against Russia on the second anniversary of the war. The new and forceful round of penalties against Moscow also punishes individuals related to the imprisonment and death of dissident Alexei Navalny.

The measures announced this Friday come from the Departments of State, Commerce and the Treasury. They include punishments against more than two dozen individuals and entities operating around the world, from China to the Middle East, that help Russia evade sanctions already existing. The sanctions also touch on an internal American key: with them, Biden seeks to increase pressure on Congress.