EU Backs New Sanctions Against Russia Over Navalny’s Death
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People pay tribute at the grave of Alexei Navalny in Moscow on March 17.
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Foreign ministers of the European Union agreed on new sanctions related to the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny in an Arctic prison last month.
The ministers approved the package during a meeting in Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters Monday. The restrictive measures include some 30 persons and two entities, according to an earlier draft of the proposal seen by Bloomberg.