Topic: Navalny Sanctions

2 chapters across the catalog

LIE-DAR
Episode 1637 1:33:24 - 1:36:35

1637: LIE-DAR

Victoria Nuland, Ukraine Aid and Sanctions

U.S. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland defended the administration's request for $60 billion in additional aid for Ukraine following the fall of Avdiivka. Nuland claimed that Ukrainian soldiers are currently limited to 20 bullets per day due to ammunition shortages. The administration also unveiled new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of opposition figure Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison.

Super Duper
Episode 1636 28:29 - 30:52

1636: Super Duper

US Sanctions and Ukraine Aid Political Pressure

The Biden administration is finalizing major sanctions against Russia to mark the two-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine and respond to Alexei Navalny's death. Concurrently, the White House is pressuring House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a Ukraine aid package to a vote. Former President Donald Trump faced criticism for comparing his own legal fines to Navalny's persecution while declining to directly blame Vladimir Putin for the death.