India, Feb. 23 -- US President Joe Biden has announced more than 500 new sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war against Ukraine and the death of Opposition leader Aleksey Navalny.

These sanctions will target individuals connected to Navalny's imprisonment as well as Russia's financial sector, defense industrial base, procurement networks and sanctions evaders across multiple continents.

They will ensure that Putin pays an even steeper price for his aggression abroad and repression at home, Biden said.

The Department of Commerce is imposing new export restrictions on nearly 100 entities for providing backdoor support for Russia's war machine. The Biden administration is also taking action to further reduce Russia's energy revenues....