Russia’s Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday that new sanctions imposed by the United States had been imposed as evidence of a “hostile lunge against Russia” and said it would retaliate on what it said was another blow to ties. the US-Russia.
In President Joe Biden’s most direct challenge yet to the Kremlin, the United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russia for what it said was Moscow’s attempt to poison oppositionist Alexei Navalny with a zero-agent last year.
Navalny, 44, fell ill on a flight in Siberia in August and was flown to Germany, where doctors said he was poisoned by a zero agent. The Kremlin has denied any involvement in his illness and said he has not seen evidence that he has been poisoned. Washington on Tuesday imposed sanctions against seven senior Russian officials and 14 entities.
“All of this is just an excuse for continuing to impose a ban on our internal affairs,” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry, said in a statement.