Share this @internewscast.com

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday announced more than 500 new sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week in prison — the largest tranche since the conflict began, the administration said.

Biden said the sanctions would target those connected to Navalny’s imprisonment, as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense industrial base, procurement networks and sanctions evaders across several continents.

“They will ensure Putin pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home,” Biden said in a statement about the sanctions. He noted the action is timed with the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. is also imposing export restrictions on almost 100 entities that support Russia’s military efforts and taking action to reduce Russia’s energy revenues, Biden said.

“I’ve directed my team to strengthen support for civil society, independent media, and those who fight for democracy around the world,” he added.

Biden emphasized the need for Congress to pass the Senate foreign aid package, saying Ukraine is “running out of ammunition.” Ukraine needs more supplies from the U.S. to “hold the line against Russia’s relentless attacks,” which are enabled by ammunition and arms from Iran and North Korea, the president said.

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

The Treasury Department said in a release detailing the sanctions that its Office of Foreign Assets Control is targeting almost 300 individuals and entities; combined with actions by the State Department, the administration’s moves bring the total number of targets sanctioned to more than 500 — the largest number of sanctions imposed on Russia since it invaded Ukraine, the release said.

Treasury also noted that the State Department is designating three Russian government officials in connection with Navalny’s death, but didn’t identify them. The Department of Commerce, meanwhile, is placing trade restrictions on more than 90 companies.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told reporters Thursday night that the sanctions aim to do two things: “One is reducing Russia’s revenues; the second is making sure that Russia can’t get access to the goods they need to build the weapons they want for their war.”

Adeyemo said previous U.S. sanctions have been successful, reducing the country’s oil revenues by 40% and causing Russia to struggle to access goods it needs to build weapons.

“Fundamentally, our strategy does not only pertain to slowing down Russia’s ability to build the weapons they want, it also includes speeding up the Ukrainians’ ability to defend themselves by providing them with weapons and resources to build their economy,” Adeyemo said.

He added that people won’t recognize many of the hundreds of names on the sanctions list “because ever since our first round of sanctions, Russia has been leveraging its intelligence services to find ways to evade our actions and procure the goods it needs to resupply the battlefield and now to make those goods at home.”

Russia’s wartime transformation is allowing the U.S. to target densely concentrated production “in new and efficient way,” Ademeyo said. “With such vertical integration, we can hit the entire supply chain, and attempts to fortify his military industrial base have only made it more vulnerable. If Russia is going to turn its industries into wartime producers, then all Russians production is now fair game.”

The sanctions package, which the president previewed Tuesday, was announced exactly a week after Russia’s prison service said Navalny, 47, died in a Russian penal colony above the Arctic Circle. He was serving a combined prison sentence of more than 30 years on charges of extremism and fraud, which he denied.

On Thursday, Biden met with Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, and their daughter, Dasha, in California.

Navalny’s mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, said in a video statement Thursday that she was allowed access to her son’s body in a morgue, but her lawyer had not been able to come with her. She alleged Russian authorities were “blackmailing” her by threatening that if she didn’t agree to a secret funeral, they would “do something with the body.”

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like
Bindi Irwin shares update following appendix surgery, hospitalization

Bindi Irwin provides health update after appendix surgery and hospital stay

Irwin revealed she underwent a series of procedures over the weekend, prompting…
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault, given 18-month suspended sentence

Gérard Depardieu, French Actor, Convicted of Sexual Assault and Receives Suspended Sentence

French film icon Gérard Depardieu has been convicted by a Paris court…
Will There Be a Season 4 of 'Will Trent'? Here's When 'Will Trent' Returns With New Episodes

Is ‘Will Trent’ Returning for Season 4? Here’s When to Expect New Episodes

Our streaming schedules are about to be thrown into disarray because a…
Six illegal migrants charged in South Carolina mother's murder defy 'decency' in 'civilized society': sheriff

Six undocumented immigrants accused of murdering a South Carolina mother challenge ‘decency’ in ‘civilized society,’ says sheriff

Officials in Lancaster, South Carolina, have detained six undocumented individuals aged between…
Pope Leo XIV giving the Regina Coeli prayer in St. Peter's Square.

Pope Leo chuckles, sharing a puzzling six-word message for Americans following JD Vance critique

POPE Leo XIV gave a mysterious six-word for Catholics in the United…
Remains of Saint Teresa of Jesus in a reliquary.

440-Year-Old ‘Miracle’ Corpse of Saint Teresa, a Catholic Nun, Displayed in a Glass Coffin to the Public

THE staggeringly well preserved corpse of a 16th century Catholic saint has…
Close-up selfie of a woman with long brown hair and tattoos.

Jail Officer Caught in Romantic Scandal with Inmate Sentenced to Prison

A BESOTTED prison officer caught sneaking into a cupboard with an inmate…
DCPS substitute teacher arrested, accused of having guns, ammunition on campus

Substitute Teacher in DCPS Arrested for Allegedly Bringing Firearms and Ammo to School

Abdiel Badillo-Martinez, 29, informed authorities that he acquired the weapons during his…
Workers recovering wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site.

UN Concludes Putin Responsible for MH17 Downing, Resulting in 298 Deaths, Including 10 Brits; Justice Remains Uncertain

RUSSIA shot down the MH17 passenger plane, killing 298 people including 10…
Elizabeth Hurley gushes over Billy Ray Cyrus romance

Elizabeth Hurley Enthusiastically Celebrates Romance with Billy Ray Cyrus

Elizabeth Hurley’s new romance with Billy Ray Cyrus was a surprise to…
Microsoft to lay off about 3% of its workforce

Microsoft Announces Plans to Lay Off 3% of Its Workforce

Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce.…
Two women standing in a dark, damaged basement.

Inside the Most Bombed Ukrainian Estate Near the Russian Border: Locals Vow ‘This is Our Home Till the End’

As another air-raid siren sounds, locals in this bomb-damaged estate glance nervously…