Biden aide warns of new sanctions over Navalny poisoning

The United States is preparing new sanctions against Russia in connection with the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN.

“We are preparing another package of sanctions that will apply in connection with this situation,” Sullivan said. He noted that Washington will impose sanctions due to the use of chemical weapons when it realizes that it "hit the right targets."

Also, according to Sullivan, the United States will continue to impose sanctions on companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Update. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting on Sullivan's words, said that "our logical response has always followed the illegal actions of the United States."

• Jake Sullivan announced the new sanctions four days after US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Geneva. After the summit, Putin said that if the US, as after his meeting with Donald Trump in Helsinki in 2018, imposed new sanctions on Moscow, it would mean "another missed opportunity."