US Plans Biggest Russia Sanction Package of Two-Year War (2)

The US will sanction more than 500 people and entities linked to Russia’s war machine, in its most sweeping single push to to squeeze the Russian economy nearly two years after President Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine, according to a Treasury Department spokesperson.

The actions will be announced Friday by the State and Treasury Departments, the spokesperson said. Earlier this week, President Joe Biden had said the US planned to unveil a “major” sanctions package following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a remote Arctic prison.

“If Putin does not pay the price for his death ...