On the evening of 3 September, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, threatened Russia with sanctions in retaliation for the poisoning of political opponent Alexei Navalny.
Condemning Mr Navalny’s “attempted assassination” in the strongest possible terms, the High Representative, in a statement on behalf of the EU, called for a “common international response”. “The EU reserves the right to take appropriate measures,...