US to unveil major Russia sanctions in wake of Alexei Navalny death

Joe Biden declines to give details but says sanctions will coincide with second anniversary of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

The US will announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday prompted by the death of political opposition leader Alexei Navalny but also devised as retaliation for the two-year war Vladimir Putin initiated against Ukraine, Joe Biden said on Tuesday.

The US president spoke to reporters on the south lawn of the White House as he headed for a campaign fundraising trip to California, starting with a flight to Los Angeles.