Biden to Announce Sanctions on Russia , for Navalny’s Death.<br />Biden to Announce Sanctions on Russia , for Navalny’s Death.<br />On Feb. 19, President Joe Biden confirmed that his administration will announce sanctions on Russia later in the week.<br />The sanctions are the administration's way of holding Russia accountable for the death of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader. .<br />What I came to tell you was we’d <br />be announcing sanctions on Russia. <br />We’ll have a major package <br />announced on Friday, President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />National Security Council John Kirby also said that the sanctions were in response to the country's continued war with Ukraine.<br />Navalny, 47, who was serving a 30-year sentence "on charges of extremism and fraud that he denied," was transferred to a Russian penal colony in 2023, NBC News reports.<br />Navalny, 47, who was serving a 30-year sentence "on charges of extremism and fraud that he denied," was transferred to a Russian penal colony in 2023, NBC News reports.<br />On Feb. 16, the penal colony, located above the Arctic Circle, said that Nalvany died.<br />On February 16, 2024, in penal <br />colony No. 3, convict A.A. Navalny <br />felt unwell after a walk, almost <br />immediately losing consciousness, The prison service for the Yamalo-Nenets region, via statement.<br />No further details have <br />been provided about his death.<br />Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, <br />claims that her husband was murdered, <br />and Russia is attempting to cover it up.<br />Biden seemed to echo those <br />accusations on Feb. 16.<br />Make no mistake, Putin is <br />responsible for Navalny’s death. <br />Putin is responsible. What has <br />happened to Navalny is yet more <br />proof of Putin’s brutality. , President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />No one should be fooled — <br />not in Russia, not at home, <br />not anywhere in the world. , President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />Putin does not only target his <br />[the] citizens of other countries, <br />as we’ve seen what’s going on in <br />Ukraine right now, he also inflicts <br />terrible crimes on his own people, President Joe Biden, via statement
