EU revises anti-Russian sanctions list
The European Union added 12 individuals and 5 legal entities from Russia to the sanctions list for the violation of human rights
Alexei Navalny
Russia presents response on Navalny case to 45 countries’ request
Russia provided its response to the request of the so-called concerned states - Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) members on the Alexey Navalny situation, and initiated its own request for Germany, France, Sweden and the …
U.S. and 44 other countries hand over to Russia questions about Navalny
The United States and 44 other countries handed over to Russia questions about blogger Alexei Navalny’s case at the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the U.S. Department of State’s …
UK, U.S. impose sanctions on Russian intelligence agents over Navalny poisoning
Britain and the United States imposed sanctions on Friday on men they said were Russian intelligence operatives responsible for the poisoning one year ago of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Reuters reports. The two countries both …
U.S. preparing more anti-Russian sanctions
Washington is preparing another package of sanctions over the situation around Russian blogger Alexei Navalny, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. "We are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in …
Moscow court declares Navalny’s organizations extremist
The Moscow City Court ruled on Wednesday that the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the Citizens’ Rights Protection Foundation (the non-profit NGOs recognized in Russia as foreign agents) as well as the Navalny Headquarters public movement …
Moscow blacklists 9 Canadian officials for spurring anti-Russian policy
Russia has blacklisted nine Canadian nationals, involved in shaping and conducting anti-Russian policy, banning them from entering the country, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on Monday. "In …
Navalny's regional campaign offices added to 'extremism' list in Russia
Russia’s financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring has put the Navalny Headquarters on the list of organizations involved in terrorist and extremist activities, as follows from information uploaded to the agency’s website. …
German minister urges to dissociate Nord Stream 2 and Navalny issue
German Minister of Economy and Energy Peter Altmeier believes it would be wrong to connect the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and the situation surrounding Russian blogger Alexey Navalny. "We should not link the …
U.S. warns about consequences if Navalny dies in prison
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has warned Russia of possible consequences in case Russian blogger Alexey Navalny dies in custody. "We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens to Mr. Navalny in …
"Like with Erdogan": US sanctions related to Navalny case do not hurt Russia's economy and military-industrial complex
The United States has banned the sale of defense technology to Russia and lending to Russian companies. What harm will these restrictions cause to the military-industrial complex and the Russian economy, Vestnik Kavkaza discussed together …
U.S. sanctions senior Russian officials over Navalny case
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against seven Russian officials over Alexey Navalny's case, the agency website informs. Director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov, First …
EU ambassadors impose anti-Russian sanctions over situation around Navalny
Ambassadors of 27 European Union nations have agreed further anti-Russian sanctions over the situation around Russian blogger Alexey Navalny, a source in one of the delegations said. "Permanent representatives imposed sanctions as …
Alexei Navalny transferred to penal colony
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been transferred from a Moscow detention center to a penal colony, state media reported on Friday, CNN informs. The exact location and name of the penal colony was not revealed but …
EU can complete procedure to introduce new sanctions against Russia by March 5
The European Union can complete the procedure of introducing new sanctions against Moscow by March 5. The measures will come after Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny had his suspended sentence converted into real prison time, a diplomatic …
EU imposes sanctions on Russian officials
European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to impose sanctions on top Russian officials following the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a decision that was hastened by a tense trip to Moscow by the chief EU diplomat …
European ministers agree to expand anti-Russian sanctions
During the summit in Brussels, the foreign ministers of the EU countries agreed on the expansion of personal restrictions against the citizens of the Russian Federation due to the situation with Alexei Navalny, Reuters reports citing diplomatic …
Moscow City Court rules Navalny’s converted prison sentence legal
The Moscow City Court has ruled that the decision of the court of first instance to convert Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case into real prison time was legal and also took …
Will Europeans speak with one voice on Nord Stream 2 issue?
The Fortuna pipelayer, together with the Baltic research and Murman construction vessels, are to complete the construction of two lines of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of Denmark by late April 2021, the construction operator Nord Stream 2 AG reports. Germany remains the largest buyer of Russian gas in Europe. It is followed by Italy, Great Britain, France and Austria
U.S. senators introduce bill on sanctions against Russia
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a draft legislation to the U.S. Congress on sanctions against Russia due to the situation with Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, the press service of senator Marco Rubio, a Republican …
