MEP Michał Boni (EPP, Poland) said on Wednesday 7 September that the fate of political prisoners held in Russia or Crimea is of concern and should be taken into account when reviewing sanctions against Russia.
Boni said the question of political prisoners would be a very strong argument for keeping sanctions in place against Russia. He said at a press conference, attended by former Ukrainian high-profile political prisoner Nadia Savtchenko (see EUROPE 11559), that it was too soon to lift...