Russia Faces European Action After Novichok Use Confirmed
- OPCW says nerve agent found in poisoned Kremlin critic
- Germany, EU have threatened sanctions if results confirmed
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Germany said European allies will weigh action against Russia -- including possible sanctions -- after an international chemical-weapons watchdog confirmed that a nerve agent from the banned Novichok group had been used in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny.
“Any use of chemical weapons is a grave act and cannot go without consequences,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Tuesday. “Over the coming days, urgent discussions will take place in the executive council of the OPCW and among EU partners on the next steps to be taken.”