The United States will announce new sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in prison of opposition leader Alexei Navlany, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said.
"At President Biden's direction, we will be announcing a major sanctions package on Friday of this week to hold Russia accountable for what happened to Mr Navalny," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Tuesday.
EU summons Russian diplomat in Brussels over Navalny death
The European Union summoned the Russian charge d'affaires, Kirill Logvinov, in Brussels following the death in prison of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the EU diplomatic service said Tuesday.
The EU's managing director for Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia, Michael Siebert "called upon Russia to allow an independent and transparent international investigation into circumstances of Alexei Navalny’s sudden death " and "urged Russia to release his body to his family without further delay".