The Kremlin on Monday denounced “absurd” attempts to blame Russia for the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, as Europe considers whether to impose sanctions. | AFP
“Attempts to somehow associate Russia with what happened are unacceptable to us, they are absurd,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Sunday that Berlin, which holds the rotating EU presidency, will discuss possible sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin does not soon provide an explanation for what happened to Navalny. It has long been in the crosshairs of the United States, which has criticized European countries for their reliance on energy from Russia.
The Navalny poisoning is the latest in a long series of assassination attempts against Kremlin critics.
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