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Borrell promises new Russia sanctions
By EUobserver
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell told MEPs Tuesday he would propose a list of Russian names to blacklist over the jailing of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. "I will put forward concrete proposals using the right of initiative that the high representative [for foreign affairs] has," Borrell said, referring to new EU human rights sanctions. He indicated it would be by the next EU foreign ministers' meeting on 22 February.