European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to impose new sanctions against Russian officials linked to the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and expressed concern that the Kremlin appears to see the 27-nation bloc as an adversary.
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"We reached a political agreement to impose restrictive measures against those responsible for [Navalny's] arrest and sentencing and persecution," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after chairing their meeting in Brussels. He gave no details about the sanctions, but said that he hoped they would be finalized in about a week.
Borrell suggested that those targeted wouldn't include oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin, as Navalny's supporters have requested.
