“We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in condemning the politically motivated arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny’ reads the G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on arrest and detention of the Russian opposition…
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NAVALNY: EU aims at stronger russia sanctions
Brussels 21.01.2021 Following the recent imprisonment of Alexei Navalny, MEPs call on EU countries to significantly strengthen sanctions against Russia. Arrest of Alexei Navalny upon his return to Moscow is unacceptable. For all who believe in protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. @navalny's rights must be unconditionally respected.@Europarl_EN pic.twitter.com/WJs3LP1PCl — Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF)…
Russia expands retaliatory list
Russia has made a decision to expand on a parity basis the retaliatory list of EU officials banned from entering the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement spokesperson Maria Zakharova read out at a news briefing on September 23. Moscow to expand retaliatory list of EU officials banned from entering Russia —…
Navalny assassination Europarl resolution
In a Resolution adopted on September 17 with 532 votes in favour, 84 against and 72 abstentions, Parliament strongly condemns the attempt to assassinate prominent Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent.(Image: illustration, European Parliament, Brussels) MEPs call for EU sanctions against Belarusian President and Navalny’s poisoners. https://t.co/zoXoNe27ST — Jaume…
Borrell:”Navalny sanctions”
“We continue calling on Russia to investigate this crime through a fully transparent procedure, under the auspices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. We can expect that the poisoning of Mr [Alexei] Navalny will have an impact on European Union-Russia relations. We are going to discuss that in the next Foreign Affairs…
Navalny hospitalised in Berlin
The operaiton of arilifing of Russian dissdent Alexey Navalny from Omsk was carried out as planned and a special medical planne has landed in Belrin Airport in the morning on Saturday, 22 august. The patient has been transported to the Charité hospital in Belrin as agreed previously with his wife Yulia, who accompanied him on…
ECHR defends Navalny right to life
The European Court of Human Rignt took a decision in Alexey Navalny favour, indicating to Russian government to allow access to family and medics to the patient to assess his condition regarding fit-for-flight. The interim measure should be enforced without delay, and in any event by noon 22 August 2020 by noon. The Court has…
Navalny in Omsk – stabilised but in coma
Russian opposition politician and relentless anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, 44, is still unconscious in Omsk hospital suffering from suspected poisoning, his spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said. Юля Навальная тоже здесь. Ее тоже не пускают, потому что «пациент не дал согласие на посещение». Они это так и говорят pic.twitter.com/08vjVTcUlB — Кира Ярмыш (@Kira_Yarmysh) August 20, 2020 Navalny…
Lukashenko in whirlwind of political crisis
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is Europe’s longest-serving ruler and the 65-year-old former Soviet collective farm chairman now wants a sixth term as president. But in the run-up to the 9 August presidential election he has faced the biggest opposition protests for a decade. “An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have…
Crimea: Putin attends keel-laying ceremony
President Vladimir Putin attended the keel-laying ceremony for the Russian Navy’s first helicopter carriers warships at the Zaliv Shipyard in Kerch, Crimea, on Monday July 20. #Керчь: Владимир Путин посетил судостроительный завод «Залив» и принял участие в церемонии закладки боевых кораблей ВМФ https://t.co/oi5HCxbvM3 pic.twitter.com/9slKFo9jMP — Президент России (@KremlinRussia) July 20, 2020 Together with the general…
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