Navalny aides to push for sanctions against Putin-linked oligarchs

EU and US sanctions this week targeted Russian security and political officials but not business figures

Aides to Alexei Navalny have said they will continue to push for new western sanctions against Kremlin-linked businessmen and officials, as Moscow brushes off the west's response to the poisoning and jailing of the opposition politician.

In interviews, senior advisers to Navalny said they welcomed this week's sanctions against Russian officials but they had hoped to see oligarchs and others who could influence Vladimir Putin's decision-making also included.