US says preparing new Russia sanctions over Alexei Navalny poisoning

"We are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in this case as well," US President Joe Biden's national security advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday.

By AFP | Updated: Jun 20, 2021, 07.58 PM IST

A graffiti of Alexei Navalny by Swiss artists Julien Baro & Lud is pictured ahead of the June 16 summit in the Swiss city between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland.

The United States is preparing new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of critic Alexei Navalny, who blames the Kremlin for the near-fatal incident.

"We are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in this case as well," US President Joe Biden's national security advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday.

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