Biden announces more than 500 sanctions on Russia after Navalny's death

[herding cats]

Source: NBC

President Joe Biden on Friday announced more than 500 new sanctions on Russia over its war in Ukraine and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week in prison.

Biden said the sanctions would target those connected to Navalny’s imprisonment as well as Russia’s financial sector, defense industrial base and procurement networks.

“They will ensure Putin pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home," Biden said in a statement of the sanctions. Biden noted the sanctions are timed with the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. is also imposing export restrictions on nearly 100 entities that support Russia’s military efforts and taking action to reduce Russia's energy revenues, Biden said.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-sanctions-russia-navalny-rcna140158

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Turn the 500 screws till Putin pops!

Perhaps one of his partners in crime will remember bad things can happen to bad people.

[sheshe2]

2. Good to hear.

Thank you Mr President.

[Firestorm49]

3. Oh. That's nice. Now then, are we going to have a staff large enough to enforce the latest sanctions?

Apparently at the present time, many of the previous sanctions have gone unenforced - not by choice but by not having the staff or money to put teeth in the sanctions. I applaud Biden’s implementation of more sanctions, but this is all that we are privy to know. What goes on behind the scenes is a different story. God almighty, it seems that we are dwelling in a bad episode of the Twilight Zone.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. They are live

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20240223

It's my team's wheelhouse - I lead on (among other things) Global Trade Compliance.

Keep in mind - it's the businesses and individuals in the US who is responsible for complying with the law. You will be found out and punished - since Import/Export are pushed through the ACE and AES systems. As well - Financial transactions are heavily monitored.

[FredGarvin]

5. Why so long?

To implement these new 500 sanctions?
Is the Russian military going to be affected? How?

[cstanleytech]

6. Do you buy a new car when your car won't start ? No, you try other things first such as first making sure you have gas.

[FredGarvin]

8. Is the Russian military going to be affected? How?

WTF?
We had semi-sanctions in place before this announcement?

[cstanleytech]

12. There were and thus the gas. Now that we did that we move onto the battery and then if thats shot we move onto the

next thing and the next until the car runs.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. Who knows?

Generally when these are implemented - they are razor sharp. The last thing I want to do is cut the point of contact at Customer in the US off - because of a Name Match address mismatch at a 92% match rate.

[IronLionZion]

7. We should refuse entry for Tucker Carlson and revoke his US citizenship

since he's been shilling so much for Putin's Russia. More MAGA voters can join him.

[Escurumbele]

15. Great idea, and then he should join the Russian army to help the wonderful world of Putin.

[Hassler]

9. How about turning Vlad's frozen assets over to Ukraine?

[OhioTim]

13. Actually, I Heard

that Biden was going to do just that. Guess not.

[moondust]

11. You mean Vlad's RETRIBUTION is not okay?

[dlk]

14. Enforcement will be critical

All of the sanctions require it.