US to impose sanctions on over 500 targets in Russia action on Friday

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will impose sanctions on over 500 targets on Friday in action marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.

The action, taken in partnership with other countries, will target Russia's military industrial complex and companies in third countries that facilitate Russia's access to goods it wants, Adeyemo said, as Washington seeks to hold Russia to account over the war and the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.