Germany and France propose sanctions against Russia to EU Opposition leaders suspected of nerve agents October 8 7:36
Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has announced that Germany and France will propose new sanctions against Russia to the EU-European Union over what appears to have been attacked by a nerve agent developed in the former Soviet Union.
Navalny is believed to have suddenly lost consciousness while traveling in Russia in August and was taken to a German hospital where he was attacked by the same type of substance as the former Soviet-developed nerve agent Novichok. ..
German Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian issued a joint statement on the 7th, pointing out that Russia has repeatedly asked Russia to explain the case, but so far there is no credible explanation.
He then criticized, "I can only think that Russia is involved and responsible."
In addition, the two foreign ministers said in a statement that they would propose new sanctions against Russia to the EU, which would be subject to the individuals and organizations involved in the case.
Regarding Mr. Navalny's case, the OPCW = Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Netherlands announced on the 6th that it detected the same type of substance as Novichok as a result of analyzing samples such as Mr. Navalny's blood provided by Germany.
Meanwhile, Russia's Putin administration has so far denied any involvement.