New sanctions against Russia over crackdown on protests | DW News

EU foreign ministers are weighing sanctions against Russia over the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and a crackdown on protests. The EU's push to punish the Kremlin follows what some called a disastrous trip to Moscow by the bloc's foreign policy chief.

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[tomwyllie]

What a joke. Tue EU has no issues with the massive demonstrations in France and the brutal police response.

[thefutureismylead]

Funny cause I’m pretty sure countries in the EU are also cracking down on their own protests

[alexzhyla]

Why doesn't EU put sanction against England over Assange in jail?

[Selvalin]

Assange seems to be invisible for Europe, but Russia of course it is guilty for applying the law. Borrell this is not right.

[darkmatter]

Should Russia also impose sanctions on the EU the jailing of that rapper in Barcelona and crackdown on the protests all over the EU? Hypocritical and pointless move as usual.

[eumaster]

The fact that the EU is dead silent on defending Assange only proves beyond any spectre of doubt that Navalny is now a Western Agent. Why Navalny ? Why not Assange ?

[harmonsalmon]

The last time I check, Julian Asag is in a European jail although he's an innocent man, I don't see all the justice of the peace saying anything.

[EdinProfa]

And where are sanctions for Assange? For Trump?

[megetmorsomt]

Yeah why don't you do that and then trade some more with China...

[jeanadolphe]

Russia is not allowed to breath..Dare you try to be independent!

[jrangel]

The EU has the worlds 2nd largest economy. Its about time we start flexing rather than bending over, we have the capital/leverage to do so...

[speakup]

Why EU don't sanctions France for the brutalility on the yellow vest and in spain on the Catalonia.

[dzzd]

EU what did you do for Snowdon, Assange... What did you do against french police violence?

[xavierzacheriah]

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

[MopeyFand]

Literally every organization is hypocritical and selective in their strategies. The same way people in this comment section are selectively upset because it's specifically the EU being hypocrites this time.

[generalx]

The f? sanction yourself for cranking down on yellow jacket protests?

[ajitsingh]

Does EU have balls to sanction CHINA ?? Lol.

[ramsayelias]

Keep doing the santions so the russians get even more closer to china and complement each other economies on what they need, china, technologies, gas, petroleou, agrcultural needs, and russia also technologies, investment hard currencies, both of them has gold and chine can also provide more rare earth for the all the uses they had, becoming even more reliabe on politics interest and defence, good job EU and USA, keep bringing up more santions!!

[kingfaysal]

Good job. Do same for other autocratic countries.

[sleutel]

The dog barks and the caravan moves on.