Biden announces more than 500 new sanctions on Russia

US President Joe Biden announced on Friday more than 500 new sanctions on Russia in response to the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and a day before the second anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine. "Today, I am announcing more than 500 new sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war of conquest on Ukraine and for the death of [Alexei] Navalny, who was a courageous anti-corruption activist and Putin’s fiercest opposition leader," Biden said. "These sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny’s imprisonment as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense...