The U.S. government and the EU-European Union impose sanctions on top Russian security agencies after a leader of Russian opposition was attacked by chemical weapons nerve agents last year and subsequently imprisoned in prison. Announced that it was imposed.
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has repeatedly criticized President Putin in Russia, was arrested and imprisoned in prison last year after being attacked by chemical weapons nerve agents and returning from his recuperation destination in January.
The U.S. government announced on the 2nd that it will impose sanctions on high-ranking Russian government officials, including the use of chemical weapons by Russian authorities to block criticism.
Seven people, including Russian security agency FSB = Federal Security Service Secretary Alexander Bortnikov, have been sanctioned, freezing assets in the United States and banning transactions with Americans.
The U.S. government has stated that it will "work closely with European countries and face Russia," and on the 2nd, the EU-European Union also imposed asset freeze and travel ban sanctions on four high-ranking Russian government officials. did.
"The relationship between President Biden and President Putin will be completely different from the previous administration," Saki, a spokesman for the White House, said at a meeting, and the former Trump administration was criticized for its poor response to Russia. He emphasized that he would shift from the policy of the White House and take a strict stance.
The Russian side also thinks of countermeasures
"It's time for those who depend on sanctions to think about whether they're achieving a certain goal by continuing to do so," said Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian Presidential Administration. He emphasized that Russia's response would not change even if it was imposed.
"They will start punishing us even though there is nothing to prove that the poison was used by Mr. Navalny. They will definitely respond," Lavrov said. I showed my thoughts.