In this photo takes from a video provided by the Babuskinsky District Court on Thursday, April 29, 2021, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on TV screens during a hearing on charges of defamation in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. Navalny appeared in court via video link from prison Thursday for an appeal against his conviction and fine for defaming a World War II veteran. Navalny was convicted in February and ordered to pay a fine of 850-thousand rubles (dollars 11,500). (Babuskinsky District Court Press Service via AP)
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Russia Pushes Back on EU s Sanctions, Says It s Trying to Impede Country s Development
On 4/30/21 at 2:47 PM EDT
Russia pushed back Friday on the European Union s sanctions of six Russian officials in March, saying that the EU is trying to impede Russia s development with unlawful restrictions, the Associated Press reported.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the EU is seeking to punish the nation for its independent foreign and domestic policies and moved to blacklist eight EU officials. All our proposals for settling problems between Russia and the EU through a direct professional dialogue have been consistently ignored or rejected, the ministry said.
Russia blacklists 8 EU citizens - Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW. April 30 (Interfax) - Russia has barred entry to eight citizens and officials of the European Union, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is authorized to announce that, in response to the restrictive measures introduced by the EU Council on March 2 and March 22 of this year against six Russian citizens, the following EU citizens and officials have been banned from entering Russia in accordance with the federal law on traveling to and from the Russian Federation, No.114-FZ, dated August 15, 1996, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
Russia blacklists 8 EU officials in retaliatory action
by Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 30, 2021 1:17 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 30, 2021 at 1:28 pm EDT
MOSCOW Russia on Friday blacklisted eight officials from the European Union in retaliation for EU sanctions over the imprisonment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
The Russian list includes European Parliament President David Sassoli and Vera Jourova, the vice-president of the European Commission for values and transparency.
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the EU of trying to punish Moscow for its “independent foreign and domestic policies” and of trying contain its development with “unlawful restrictions.” It particularly referred to the EU sanctions slapped on six Russian officials in March.