The Biden administration is set to implement a new round of sanctions on over 500 targets . The United States is set to impose sanctions on over 500 individuals connected to Russia's actions in Ukraine, as conflict persists years after Moscow's invasion, according to the Treasury Department on Thursday.
US President Joe Biden directly blamed Putin for Navalny's death in a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle, as did Trump's main Republican rival, Nikki Haley
The US expelled two Russian diplomats, weeks after Moscow ordered two Americans to leave, the latest tit-for-tat expulsions as relations continue to worsen between the two countries.
Russia will not be the first to resume nuclear testing but will be ready for a mirror response if the United States resumes such tests first, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said Tuesday.