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EU Foreign Ministers May Discuss New Anti-Russian Sanctions on February 22, Borrell Says

© REUTERS / POOLHigh Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a news conference following a meeting with Foreign Ministers at the EU headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium January 25, 2021.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a news conference following a meeting with Foreign Ministers at the EU headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium January 25, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.02.2021
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BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell did not rule out on Sunday that during the upcoming meeting on February 22, EU foreign ministers may take a decision to expand sanctions against Russia in accordance with a new sanctions regime related to violation of human rights.

Borrell visited Moscow from January 4 to 6. During the visit, the EU top diplomat had a wide-ranging discussion on the EU-Russia relations and the global geopolitical landscape with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He also met with representatives of Russian civil society organizations.

"We will discuss these issues with my fellow EU foreign ministers. As ever, it will be for member states to decide the next steps, and yes, these could include sanctions," Borrell said in his blog.

Borrell recalled that in December, the Council of the EU adopted a global human rights sanctions regime that would allow the EU to impose sanctions on individuals, entities, and bodies engaged in human rights violations worldwide.

On February 5, Borrell said at a joint press conference with Lavrov that there had been no proposals on new sanctions against Russian from EU member states so far.
© REUTERS / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRYRussia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Moscow, Russia February 5, 2021.
EU Foreign Ministers May Discuss New Anti-Russian Sanctions on February 22, Borrell Says - Sputnik International, 1920, 07.02.2021
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Moscow, Russia February 5, 2021.

A number of EU politicians have previously said that the bloc would consider again the issue of imposing sanctions against Russia over the situation with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who was sentenced by a court in Moscow to a 3.5-year prison term in a financial misdemeanor case.

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