No EU Sanctions for Now, While Russia Protesters Allege Brutal Police Treatment
February 6, 2021 Share The European Union’s top diplomat told Russian counterparts that the case against jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has brought EU-Russian relations to a “low point.” “Our relations are under severe strain,” Josep Borrell said at the start of a three-day visit to Moscow. At a news conference after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Borrell said he had conveyed the EU’s deep concern and reiterated the bloc’s appeal for Navalny’s release from prison, as well as the launch of an investigation into his poisoning, which Navalny and for...