U.S. imposes new sanctions against more than 400 individuals and entities in Russia - Biden

21:12, 24.03.2022 1 min read

The United States is imposing new sanctions against more than 400 individuals and legal entities in Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden said.

He said they were also announcing new sanctions on more than 400 individuals and entities in coordination with the EU. More than 300 members of the State Duma, oligarchs and Russian defense companies that fuel the Russian war machine, Biden said at a press conference in Brussels on Thursday.

Earlier, the press service of the White House reported that the United States, along with its allies and partners, are imposing additional sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the ongoing invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine.

It is noted that more than 400 individuals and legal entities, including 328 members of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, were included in the new sanctions lists.