EU sanctions against Russia agreed
EU leaders have agreed to impose sanctions on Russia over what appears to have been attacked by a nerve agent developed in the former Soviet Union by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
In August, Mr. Navalny suddenly lost consciousness while traveling in Russia and was taken to a German hospital, and the German government and OPCW = Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons were developed in the former Soviet Union as a result of analysis of blood etc. It has been announced that the same type of substance as the nerve agent "Novichok" has been detected.
In response, Germany and France have proposed to the EU to impose sanctions on Russia, saying that "it can only be considered that Russia was involved."
The EU discussed the proposal at a foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg on the 12th, and senior representative Borel, who is in charge of foreign affairs in the EU, revealed at a press conference after the meeting that countries had agreed to impose sanctions. did.
Borel's senior representative has not disclosed the specifics or targets of the sanctions, but European media have banned Russian intelligence personnel who are believed to have been involved in the case from traveling to the EU and frozen assets. It is reported that measures are being considered.
Meanwhile, Russia has so far denied any involvement in the case, and Slutsky, who is in charge of international affairs in the House of Representatives, accused the EU of being too obsessed with anti-Russian ideas on the 12th. Did.