On Thursday 1 October, EU leaders called on the Russian authorities to cooperate “fully” with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to ensure an impartial international investigation into the poisoning of political opponent Alexei Navalny and to bring those responsible to justice.
In the text of the conclusions it adopted, which is more developed than previous draft texts (see EUROPE B12572A5), the European Council condemns the poisoning of Mr Navalny,...