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The Council of the EU has imposed restrictive measures on six Russian individuals over alleged involvement in the development of chemical weapons. The Council said the decision was linked to substances found in samples taken from Alexei Navalny’s body after his death in a Russian penal colony.
The individuals listed include scientists and researchers in the military sphere, with some linked to work on epibatidine. The Council said EU measures under the chemical weapons sanctions regime now applied to 31 individuals and six entities.
Those listed are subject to asset freezes and travel bans, while EU operators are prohibited from making funds or economic resources available to them. The Council said the EU remained committed to countering the use and proliferation of chemical weapons.