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January 21, 2021 The European Parliament calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Alexei Navalny and all those arrested on his return to Russia, including journalists, collaborators or citizens who support him.
In a resolution approved with 581 votes in favor, 50 against and 44 abstentions, the European Parliament calls on the EU countries to "significantly tighten the restrictive measures of the EU against Russia".
This includes sanctions against the "natural and legal persons" involved in the decision to arrest and jail Navalny.
Sanctions should also be extended to regime-linked Russian oligarchs, members of President Putin's inner circle and Russian media propagandists who own assets in the EU and currently enjoy freedom of movement within EU countries.
Furthermore, after years of deteriorating relations, MEPs stress the importance of critically reviewing cooperation with Russia in various foreign policy initiatives and on projects such as Nord Stream 2. They therefore ask the EU to immediately stop its work. completion.
The European Union should no longer welcome Russian assets of unclear provenance and, according to the European Parliament, the Union should take advantage of the inauguration of the new Washington administration to strengthen transatlantic unity in the protection of democracy and fundamental values against authoritarian regimes.