The United States will announce new sanctions against Russia on Friday, targeting more than 500 entities linked
to “its supporters and its war machine
,” a Department spokesperson told AFP on Thursday, February 22. American Treasury.
“This will be the largest tranche since Putin's invasion of Ukraine began
,” she said, stressing that these sanctions will be taken by both the Treasury Department and the State Department.
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US President Joe Biden recently promised a package of
“major sanctions”
against Moscow following the death in prison of Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny.
“At the initiative of President Biden, we will announce on Friday a set of major sanctions to hold Russia accountable for what happened to Mr. Navalny,”
John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council of Russia, said on Tuesday. the White House.