US President Joe Biden has announced the imposition of more than five hundred sanctions on Russia on the occasion of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Ukraine. He gave this information in a statement on Friday.
The new sanctions come in the wake of attacks on Ukraine and the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. In a statement on the matter, Biden said, these sanctions imposed for aggression abroad and torture at home will ensure that Putin will pay a high price.
Those involved in the sentencing of Navalny will be subject to the new sanctions. In addition, the economic sector of Russia, defense industry, shopping networks and sanctions violators will also fall under the sanctions, Biden said.
In the statement, Biden called on the Congress to provide more arms support to Ukraine, saying that the Ukrainians are still fighting with great courage in this war that has been going on for two years. But they are running out of weapons. Ukraine needs more U.S. weapons to counter Russia’s continued attacks. Russia is still able to continue its attacks because of Iran and North Korea’s weapons.
In an interview given on Thursday, US Assistant Secretary of Finance Wally Adiemo said that these sanctions will create obstacles in the products that Russia obtains from other countries according to its needs. In addition, US allies are also joining the ban.
