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Biden Announces Sweeping Sanctions on Russia
The United States imposed new sanctions targeting Russia’s financial sector and military-industrial complex, a week after the death of the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny in prison.
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Two years ago, shortly before dawn, Russian troops marched across the border in Ukraine. And Putin believed he could easily bend the will and break the resolve of the free people of Ukraine. That he could roll into Ukraine and he would roll over them. Two years later, he remains wrong. He didn’t do that. He wasn’t able to do that. Kyiv is still standing. Ukraine is still free. And the people of Ukraine remain unbowed and unbroken in the face of Putin’s vigorous onslaught. This is due to their sheer bravery and their sacrifice, but it’s also due to us. Remember, the United States pulled together a coalition of more than 50 nations, 50 nations, to support Ukraine. We unified and expanded NATO. We can’t walk away now. And this what Putin is betting on. That’s why I’m announcing more than 500 new sanctions in response — [applause] in response to Putin’s brutal war of conquest, in response to Aleksei Navalny’s death. Because make no mistake, Putin is responsible for Aleksei’s death.
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