“We will work together with our international partners to secure the imposition of sanctions against Russian officials believed to be responsible for this crime, as well as against those who participated in the Novichok program to develop chemical weapons,” the statement says. a statement by the British Office.
Thus, Raab reacted to the statement of the Foreign Ministries of Germany and France.
According to the British minister, the Russian authorities "are not making any credible attempts to investigate" the incident.
"There is no plausible explanation for Navalny's poisoning other than Russia's involvement and responsibility for this horrific attack," he said to Raab.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministries of France and Germany announced that they would send proposals to European partners on additional sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Navalny.
As stated in a joint statement of the two countries, "France and Germany have repeatedly called on Russia to shed light on the circumstances" of what happened to Navalny, but "Russia has not yet provided a convincing explanation."
The Russian Foreign Ministry called this statement unacceptable, they noted that it signals the "categorical unwillingness" of Paris and Berlin to reckon with the facts that were presented by Russian representatives, and Russian appeals are openly sabotaged.