As announced by EUROPE (see EUROPE B12581A32), the Council of the EU imposed sanctions on Thursday 15 October against six Russian officials and the State Scientific Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, which it said were involved in the attempted assassination of political opponent Alexei Navalny.
They are subject to an asset freeze and a travel ban within the EU under the regime of restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.
The EU has...