The US has announced sanctions on Russians over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The measures target a number of Russian government officials and entities and are being co-ordinated with similar moves by the EU, US officials said.
They said US intelligence had concluded that the Russian government was behind the near-fatal nerve agent attack on Navalny in Siberia last year.
He is the most high-profile critic of President Vladimir Putin.
Moscow denies involvement in his poisoning and disputes the conclusion, by Western weapons experts, that the nerve agent Novichok was used.
Speaking to reporters during a conference call, they said seven senior Russian officials and 14 entities involved in chemical and biological production were being targeted by sanctions. They gave no further details.
“Russia’s attempt to kill Mr Navalny follows an alarming pattern of chemical weapons use by Russia,” one of the administration officials said.
They are the first sanctions imposed on Russia by the administration of President Joe Biden.
Source: bbc.com
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