The National Security Adviser Says the U.S. Is Preparing More Russian Sanctions
National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said the U.S. is preparing to impose additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
CNN “State of the Union’s” Dana Bash asked Sullivan why the Biden administration had not imposed another round of sanctions, noting that Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) had called on the White House to do so. That followed a similar call from Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the ranking members of their respective Foreign Affairs committees.
“Well, first, Dana, I think it’s very important for your viewers to understand that we have sanctioned Russia for the poisoning of Alexei Navalny,” Sullivan responded. “We rallied European allies in a joint effort to impose costs on Russia for the use of a chemical agent against one of their citizens on Russian soil. And we are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in this case as well.”
