US Announces 500 New Sanctions Against Russia: US President Joe Biden on Friday (23 February 2024) announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia. The reason behind this has been said to be waging war against Ukraine and the death in custody of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. According to the US President, under this rule, the people responsible for Navalny’s death and the Russian army have been targeted.
Aggression has to pay a heavy price for aggression.
According to Biden’s statement, these sanctions ensure that showing aggression against another country and carrying out domestic repression is a heavy price to pay for Russian President Vladimir Putin. These sanctions against Russia by the US President have come after Navalny’s death. Recently Navalny, a staunch critic of Putin, died under mysterious circumstances.
Strict restrictions imposed on 100 firms and individuals
America has imposed strict sanctions on about 100 Russian firms and individuals. Not only this, the European Union has also announced sanctions on about 200 Russian companies and individuals.
Statement from Russian Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry has also issued a statement after the US imposed sanctions. The statement issued said that the list of EU officials and leaders banned from entering Russia has been further expanded.
America was planning first
Earlier it was reported that in view of the continuous attacks on Ukraine, the United States is planning to impose some stringent sanctions on Russia. In the statement issued by the Finance Department, it was said that America is going to attack Russia and its supporters and its war machines hard.
