EU
foreign ministers agreed on the sanctions on Monday, urged on by France
and Germany, who are convinced the nerve agent came from a state
facility.
The EU statement on Thursday says that "taking into account that Alexei Navalny was under surveillance at the time of his poisoning, it is reasonable to conclude that the poisoning was only possible with the involvement of the Federal Security Service".
The Russian government disputes the finding by European experts that the extremely toxic chemical weapon Novichok, developed by Soviet scientists in the Cold War, was used.
The EU statement however says the sanctions are part of action to counter "the proliferation and use of chemical weapons". EU leaders are meeting for a two-day summit in Brussels.
The statement says "it is reasonable to conclude that the poisoning of Alexei Navalny was only possible with the consent of the Presidential Executive Office".
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EU imposes sanctions on 6 individuals over poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny | Euronews
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