4 hours agoGermany and France oppose Russia for Navajo
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(6 years ago)Germany and France have said they will target European Union sanctions to target individuals responsible for poisoning Alexei Navalnyt, as a global chemical watchdog has confirmed that a banned nervous agent has been used against the Russian opposition leader. Navalny is recovering in Germany because he is [...]
Navalny is recovering in Germany after poisoning in August with nervous agents from the Novicok group.
Russia has rejected any involvement and has resisted international pressure to launch criminal investigations.
No creditable clarification has been offered from Russia so far. In this context, we consider there is no reasonable explanation for the poisoning of the Navajo except Russian involvement and responsibility”, the German and French foreign ministers have said through a joint statement on October 7th.
Heiko Mass, and Jean-Yves Le Aryan have added that they will soon present the targets for sanctions with their European partners.
This announcement comes after The Hague-based Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons has confirmed that <x0-tracks found in the blood and urine of the Navajo group have similar structural characteristics”, with chemical toxins belonging to agents of the Novicok group.
This data has confirmed the results of Germany, France and Sweden in the case, which has been internationally condemned and has prompted calls for Moscow's sanction for the case. The Reuters news agency has quoted two diplomats as saying Russian military intelligence officials (GRU) will be among the targets.
Navlanny, meanwhile, has suggested that the EU should take tougher measures against individuals close to the Kremlin, saying sanctions against Russia in general would not work.
The most important thing is the entry stop [to the EU] for those who benefit from the regime and freeze their property”, Navlany said, adding that “lagarca and senior Russian officials are part of it.
“They take money, steal billions and fly to Berlin or London on weekends, buy expensive apartments and sit in the cafe”, he added to the interview given to the Bild newspaper.
Navalny is ill on a visit from Siberia to Moscow on August 20th and has spent nearly three weeks in a coma. Two days later, he moved to the Charite Hospital in Berlin, where doctors found traces of the Novico nervous agent in his body. /tch
