The U.S. said on Tuesday that it will announce a new package of sanctions against Russia following the death last week of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters: “At President Biden’s direction, we will be announcing a major sanctions package on Friday of this week to hold Russia accountable for what happened to Mr Navalny.” The death of Navalny, who campaigned for several years against corruption within the Putin administration, was announced by the Kremlin on Friday. Although Putin and his administration have vehemently denied invol…