The President of the United States, Joe Biden, made it official that Washington issued more than 500 new sanctions against Russia, as the United States seeks to increase pressure on Moscow to mark the second anniversary of its war in Ukraine.
The United States will also impose new export restrictions on nearly 100 companies Biden said in a statement that he thanked Russia for its support and would take steps to further reduce Russia’s energy revenues.
The measures are aimed at holding Russia accountable for the war and the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Biden said, while Washington wants to continue supporting Ukraine even as it faces severe ammunition shortages and US military aid has been delayed for months have. .
“They will ensure that Putin pays an even higher price for his aggression abroad and his repression at home,” Biden said of the sanctions. “If Putin does not pay the price for the death and destruction he causes, he will continue to act,” he warned.
Friday’s measures are aimed at people linked to Navalny’s detention. as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense industrial base, procurement networks and sanctions evasion on multiple continents, he said. The sanctions are the latest of thousands of targets announced by the United States and its allies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, which killed tens of thousands and destroyed cities.
“Two years after this war began, the people of Ukraine continue to fight with enormous courage. But they’re running out of ammunition. “Ukraine needs more supplies from the United States to hold the line against Russia’s relentless attacks, enabled by weapons and ammunition from Iran and North Korea,” Biden said. “That’s why the House must pass the bipartisan national security bill before it’s too late.”
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