The U.S. on Friday issued sweeping sanctions against Russia over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and to mark the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, targeting more than 500 people and entities as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Moscow. The U.S. Treasury Department targeted nearly 300 people and entities, while the State Department hit more than 250 and the Commerce Department added more than 90 companies to the "Entity List". The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions
The G7 countries pledged support for Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia after a virtual meeting Saturday on the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion.Zelensky used the meeting to plead for more support for his embattled military forces.
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President Joe Biden 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.
Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said although he is happy President Biden announced more than 500 sanctions against Russia, he questions why it took the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to do so. McFaul, who served as ambassador from 2012 to 2014, applauded Biden for imposing sanctions on Russia during…