EU to debate new Russia sanctions after Navalny protest arrests
Block should send clear message that action is unacceptable, Lithuanian foreign minister says
25 January 2021 - 11:04
Brussels — The EU will consider fresh sanctions on Russian individuals on Monday after more than 3,000 people were arrested across Russia on Saturday while demanding the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Lithuania’s foreign minister, arriving in Brussels for a meeting of the bloc’s 27 top diplomats, said “a change is in the air in Russia” that the bloc must support, especially after Navalny’s detention as he returned to Russia from Germany...
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