U.S. sanctions Russians over Navalny’s poisoning, chemical weapons -Treasury

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition leader Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed fresh Russia-related sanctions targeting those involved in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny or Russia’s chemical weapons program, according to a notice on the U.S. Treasury website.

The sanctions target nine Russian individuals and two Russian entities, the notice said.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Tim Ahmann; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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