: :inin Kyiv (EET)

EU condemns Russia over Nemtsov funeral bans


EU-Russian relations took a further dip on Tuesday when the
European Union strongly condemned Moscow
for banning Polish and Latvian officials from entering the country to attend
the funeral of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz called the bans a “high affront”
and said he will intervene with Russian authorities “in the strongest
terms and demand an official explanation.”

Latvia,
which holds the rotating EU presidency, joined the criticism, arguing in a
statement that the move to deny MEP Sandra Kalniete entry “flies in the
face of basic principles of humanity.”

The EU foreign policy service was especially irked since the
“justification in this particular case implies that …read more

Source: The Jakarta Post

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