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The foreign ministers of EU countries have “politically agreed” to the sanctions, Haavisto announced at Monday’s meeting in Luxembourg.
– Russia has not cooperated in the investigation of this case, says the foreign minister according to the Finnish news agency STT.
Now a list will be drawn up of the Russian representatives that are proposed to be sanctioned in the form of a ban on entry into the EU and an asset freeze.
Weapons penalties
“People in the Russian administration are considered to be involved in development, storage and distribution or are responsible for removing Novitjok poison from warehouses,” Haavisto says.
The sanctions take place within the framework of EU measures against people who have violated the ban on chemical weapons.
According to Haavisto, there is also an agreement to increase sanctions against Belarus and then also allow the inclusion of the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. According to the Finnish minister, the extension “will take a few weeks.”
“Attack the elderly”
In a joint statement from the meeting, EU countries expressed their “readiness to take more restrictive measures against companies and high-ranking government officials, including Alexander Lukashenko, unless the situation improves.”
The Minsk riot police continue to attack the elderly and women. It is time for a different attitude, “Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius wrote on Twitter after continued violence against protesters on Sunday.
