EU sanctions Russian officials over Navalny poisoning
13:59, 15/10/2020, ThursdayU: Update: 14:00, 15/10/2020, Thursday
REUTERS

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny poses for a picture in an unknown location, in this undated image obtained from social media October 11, 2020. Courtesy of Instagram @NAVALNY/Social Media via REUTERS
The European Union imposed sanctions on top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in an unexpectedly robust and swift response to the August poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Pushed by France and Germany, where Navalny was treated after collapsing on a flight from Siberia, the EU targeted six Russians and a state scientific research centre, according to the bloc's Official Journal.
