EU sanctions Putin allies over Navalny

The European Union has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle as punishment for the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny


Alexander Bortnikov 
Head of Federal Security Service (FSB), Russia’s domestic spy agency

Sergei Kiriyenko 
First deputy chief of staff in Putin’s administration
                    
Alexey Krivoruchko 
Deputy minister of defence

Pavel Popov 
Deputy minister of defence

Sergei Menyaylo 
Presidential envoy to Siberia

Andrei Yarin
Head of presidential policy directorate


State Research Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology
Sanctions also imposed on body responsible for destruction of Soviet-era chemical weapons. European experts say Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, type of Cold War nerve agent also used against former Russian spy in Britain in 2018

  
Source: European Union
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