US joins EU in sanctioning Russians for jailing of Navalny
The United States on Tuesday announced it is imposing sanctions against Russian officials linked to the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, mirroring an earlier move by the European Union.
Senior
administration officials said sanctions were being imposed on several
high-ranking individuals, but did not immediately give the names of those
affected.
Further
details are expected later from the State and Treasury Departments.
The
move by the Biden administration came shortly after the European Union
finalized sanctions on four senior Russian officials for their role in the
detention of Navalny, diplomatic sources told dpa.
The
targeted individuals face EU entry bans and asset freezes under the bloc's new
human rights sanctions tool, set up late last year.
