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U.S. sanctions four Russian intelligence operatives for poisoning Navalny

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Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link from his penal colony during a hearing at the Russian Supreme court in Moscow. Source: EPA / SERGEI ILNITSKY/EPA/AAP Image

The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian intelligence operatives accused of direct involvement in the 2020 poisoning of Alexei Navalny, a Russian politician and corruption investigator who is one of President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critics.


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