Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Today marks one year since the death of Russian opposition political leader Alexei Navalny, for which President Putin and the Russian authorities bear ultimate responsibility. According to a statement issued today, Sunday, in Brussels by the office of Callas, the European Union's foreign and security policy coordinator, the statement also stated, "As Russia intensifies its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, it also continues its internal repression, targeting those who defend democracy. Alexei Navalny sacrificed his life for a free and democratic Russia. Today, his lawyers remain unjustly imprisoned, along with hundreds of political prisoners. Russia must immediately and unconditionally release Alexei Navalny's lawyers and all political prisoners.

Since 2020, the European Union has imposed sanctions on those responsible for the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, his arbitrary arrest, unfair trial and politically motivated sentence. In 2024, the European Union adopted a sanctions regime for Russia that focuses on human rights and targets those who have imposed additional sanctions on Russian officials who They commit human rights violations and repression. The European Union calls on Russia to end its brutal repression of civil society, the media and members of the opposition, and to comply with international law.