Ukraine's prime minister urged the European Union and Japan on Tuesday to impose fresh economic sanctions on Russia after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The comments came after EU nations, such as Germany, Lithuania and Sweden, sought specific new penalties following Navalny's death in a remote penal colony in Russia, while U.S. president Joe Biden also warned Moscow could face consequences. "We ask to implement this sanction on economic issues, in economic spheres and in political spheres on personalities," Denys Shmyhal told a press conference in Tokyo, where he met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss reconstruction in Ukraine.
The United States will impose further sanctions against Russia following the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. A "major package of sanctions" will be announced on Friday, John Kirby, communications director of the US National Security Council, told reporters at the White House. He did not provide details of the new sanctions. The measures are a reaction both to Navalny's death and to the continued Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. The US has already imposed extensive san
Biden, who had previously stated Putin was responsible for Navalny's death, said that "we already have sanctions" but confirmed he is weighing new ones.