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The EU sanctions 30 Russians for the death of Alexei Navalny

2024-03-19 11:38:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
The EU sanctions 30 Russians for the death of Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny

EU countries will impose sanctions on 30 Russian officials over the death of top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, according to the bloc's foreign policy chief.

"We agreed on sanctions against those responsible for the killing of Alexei Navalny," Josep Borrell said after a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, died in an Arctic prison in February, where he was being held in harsh conditions.

Officials have said the European Union will follow the United States and Britain in imposing travel bans and asset freezes on prison officials responsible for Navalny's treatment. The names of those sanctioned by the EU are expected to be published in the following days.

The deal to sanction those responsible for Navalny's death comes after Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed a new six-year term in elections denounced by the West as rigged.

Navalny rose to prominence during the massive pro-democracy protests in Russia in 2011-2012. The Kremlin critic was barred from running in the 2018 presidential election over a fraud conviction that the US and EU criticized as politically motivated.

He fell ill in August 2020 on a flight to Moscow after meeting with activists in the Siberian city of Tomsk. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, an international watchdog, confirmed that a nerve agent from the banned Novichok group was used in the poisoning.

The opposition leader was transferred to a remote prison in the Arctic in late December./ CNA 





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