{"id":32256,"date":"2021-03-02T12:32:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T20:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=32256"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:32:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T20:32:37","slug":"imposing-sanctions-on-russia-for-the-poisoning-and-imprisonment-of-aleksey-navalny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=32256","title":{"rendered":"Imposing Sanctions on Russia for the Poisoning and Imprisonment of Aleksey Navalny"},"content":{"rendered":"
03\/02\/2021 01:05 PM EST<\/div>\n
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n

The United States joins the European Union in condemning and responding to the Russian Federation\u2019s use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny in August 2020 and his subsequent imprisonment in January 2021. \u00a0We share the EU\u2019s concerns regarding Russia\u2019s deepening\u00a0authoritarianism and welcome the EU\u2019s determination to impose sanctions on Russia under its new global human rights authorities.<\/p>\n

The U.S. government has exercised its authorities to send a clear signal that Russia\u2019s use of chemical weapons and abuse of human rights have severe consequences.\u00a0 Any use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and contravenes international norms.<\/p>\n

The United States has consistently characterized the legal offensive against Mr. Navalny as politically motivated, an assessment shared by our G7 partners and the European Court of Human Rights. \u00a0We reiterate our call for the Russian government to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Navalny.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s actions, the Department of State, under the U.S. Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, will expand existing sanctions first imposed on Russia after its 2018 chemical weapon attack against Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom, three years ago this week. \u00a0The Department of State has also\u00a0implemented measures under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets weapons of mass destruction proliferators, as well as the Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) against multiple Russian individuals and entities associated with the Russian Federation\u2019s chemical weapons program and defense and intelligence sectors. \u00a0In addition, the Department will amend Section 126.1 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to include Russia in the list of countries subject to a policy of denial for exports of defense articles and defense services, with certain exceptions for exports to Russia in support of\u00a0government space cooperation.\u00a0 Exports in support of commercial space cooperation, however, will be restricted following a six-month transition period.<\/p>\n

The Department of the Treasury is\u00a0designating\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0seven Russian government officials, five of whom were previously designated by the EU and UK for their role in Navalny\u2019s poisoning and two whom the EU designated in response to Mr. Navalny\u2019s arrest and imprisonment.\u00a0 The Department of Commerce is adding 14 entities to the Entity List based on their proliferation activities in support of Russia\u2019s weapons of mass destruction programs and chemical weapons activities.<\/p>\n

For more information on today\u2019s action, please see the Department of State\u2019s\u00a0fact sheet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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