US imposes sanctions on four Russians linked to FSB over Navalny poisoning

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny appears on a screen via video link before an external hearing of the Moscow City Court in the criminal case against him on numerous charges, including the creation of an extremist organization, at the IK-6 penal colony in Melekhovo in the Vladimir region, Russia, August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four Russians it accused of being involved in the 2020 poisoning of now jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said the four hit with sanctions are linked to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and included two it said are among the main reported perpetrators of Navalny's poisoning.