'The President expressed his admiration for [Alexey] Navalny's extraordinary courage and his legacy of fighting against corruption and for a free and democratic Russia,' the White House said.
Washington — President Biden met with the wife and daughter of late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in California on Thursday to express his 'heartfelt condolences' over his death, the White House said.
This will be the largest set of sanctions since Russia invaded Ukraine, the officials told CBS News. The sanctions will be issued by the Treasury and State Departments.Navalny was Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic opponent and critic, exposing corruption among the Russian elite and advocating for democratic reforms. Russian authorities announced his death last week, leading to an outpouring of grief around the world. Mr. Biden soon blamed his death on the Kremlin.
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