“The European Union - I believe, due to the abuse of the well-known principle of European solidarity - supported the unsubstantiated statements,” the diplomat said.
According to him, these sanctions are illegitimate from the point of view of international law.
“These are not sanctions.
Under international law, sanctions are an instrument that belongs exclusively to the UN Security Council.
Everything else can be considered unilateral restrictive measures, illegitimate by definition, "Chizhov said.
On March 2, the European Union introduced new sanctions against Russia due to the situation with Alexei Navalny.
On the same day, the United States also announced new sanctions against Moscow.
Chizhov noted that the destructive actions of Brussels will not remain without an appropriate response from Moscow.