The European Council is expected, according to draft conclusions obtained by EUROPE on 30 September, to condemn the “attempted assassination” of Russian political opponent Alexei Navalny using a ‘Novichok’-type military chemical nerve agent.
“The use of chemical weapons constitutes a serious breach of international law”, they will reportedly reiterate. The European Council is also expected to call on the Russian authorities to cooperate “fully” with the Organisation for the...