U.S. President Joe Biden's administration

is expected to impose new sanctions

on about 200 Russian individuals and entities this week, according to people familiar with the matter, in an effort to tighten sanctions across the country a year after its invasion of Ukraine.

WSJ writes about it.

The new tranche is part of a package of measures developed by the administration, which also includes an announcement earlier this week of new $460 million in military aid to Ukraine.

The new sanctions come as Washington and its allies, especially in Europe, seek new ways to cut off Moscow from access to critical materials aimed at supporting its military and technology sectors.

The package, which is expected to be released this week by the Treasury and State departments, will include a number of names of Russian governors and family members of Russian government officials, according to people familiar with the situation.

It will also include defense and related targets, technology firms and alleged sanctions evasion networks.

The Treasury Department, State Department and National Security Council did not immediately respond to WSJ's request for comment.

In a speech on the eve of the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Deputy Finance Minister Wally Adeyemo said that the Kremlin is making every effort to avoid Western sanctions.

He said the U.S. and its European Union and G7 allies are ready to use sanctions, export controls and other tools to give companies doing business with Russia stark choices, including doing business with a coalition that represents half of the world's GDP or materially support Russia.

European Union member states, meanwhile, are discussing their own new set of economic measures against Russia, including proposals to ban more than $11 billion in Russian imports and sanctions against Iranian companies the bloc says supply drones to Russia, diplomats said.

It will be recalled that the leader of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, announced "major events" on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

He noted that the aggressor

"will remember this day"

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