09/02/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 8 February, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) spoke out against the legislation enacted the previous day by Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the decriminalisation of domestic violence, which reduces the judicial arsenal for victims and the sentences incurred by their aggressors. In a press release, the EEAS spokesperson said this was " a clear step backwards in the country's commitment to tackling violence...