16/02/23 (Agence Europe) – MEPs called, on Thursday 16 January, for the release of several political prisoners in Russia, including the 2021 Sakharov Prize winner Alexei Navalny, who could face trial in the spring on new charges. In the joint resolution adopted by the Greens/EFA, S&D, EPP, Renew Europe and ECR groups (497 votes in favour, 17 against and 33 abstentions), MEPs demand that pending their release, these prisoners be held in conditions that comply with Russia’s international obligations, including health care. The European Parliament believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be tried for crimes against his own people and calls for restrictive measures against those responsible for the arbitrary prosecution and torture of people who demonstrated in Russia against the war in Ukraine. See the resolution: https://aeur.eu/f/5dh (CG)