The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was disappointed with the European Union.
The 27 decided on Monday to punish four senior Russian officials responsible for the treatment inflicted on Russian opponent Alexei Navalny and the crackdown on his supporters.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was disappointed with the European Union's decision to sanction four senior Russian officials responsible for the treatment of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny and the crackdown on his supporters.
"The decision adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on February 22 under a convoluted pretext to prepare new illegal and unilateral sanctions against Russian citizens is disappointing," the ministry said in a statement.
A "political agreement" to sanction four senior Russian officials
On Monday, EU foreign ministers decided on Monday to sanction four senior Russian officials responsible for the treatment of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny and the crackdown on his supporters.
"Political agreement" has been reached to use for the first time the new human rights sanctions regime to punish four senior Russian officials implicated in the imprisonment of Navalny and in the crackdown on protests by his supporters , said diplomats.
No oligarch should be affected, they say.
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