U.S. announces sanctions on Russia over poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Navalny

3/2/21
 
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from The Washington Post,
3/2/21:

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced punitive sanctions on senior Russian government figures over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and reiterated a demand that Navalny be released from detention.

The sanctions block access to financial or other assets in the United States for seven top figures around Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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