Sullivan: US Preparing Sanctions Measures Over Nord Stream 2, Navalny

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• National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says Washington is preparing another package of anti-Russian sanctions over the Navalny situation.
  • Also noted that the US will continue to impose sanctions against Russian companies over Nord Stream 2.
  • Said Biden will impose restrictions on companies participating in NS2 every 90 days
• Russian Ambassador to the US to resume his duties today after arriving back in Washington on the back of agreements made at the Putin-Biden Summit last week.
  • US is yet to respond RE an expected return date to Moscow for US Ambassador John Sullivan
• Covid cases reach all-time weekly high in Moscow, rising by 51,853 last week (31.5% increase). Experts see a potential new surge to 25k cases per day by the end of June. Also noted cases of reinfection after vaccination
• Kremlin says meeting with UK's Johnson is possible if the British authorities have the will.
  • While no meeting is currently being prepared, British Defense Sec says such a meeting could take place after the Biden-Putin Summit Johnson said he was open to discuss normalizing ties with Russia if it changes its behaviour