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EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning

The European Union has imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and one organization over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navlany with a Soviet-era nerve agent

Via AP news wire
Thursday 15 October 2020 10:50 BST
Belgium EU Russia
Belgium EU Russia

The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on six Russian officials and one organization over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navlany with a Soviet-era nerve agent

The move came a day after Russia’s foreign minister warned that Moscow might respond with similar measures.

The decision was agreed upon among the 27 EU envoys to Brussels

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