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EU Sanctions Formalised by Next Week; Germany Cautions Against Severing Ties W/Russia

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  • New EU sanctions vs Russia to be approved next week - EC Pres Michel. On Monday the Council approved sanctions which will be formalised next week as part of the human rights violations sanctions
  • German President Steinmeir cautions against severance of all ties with Russia. Says this is an alarming time and it is important that ties are not entirely broken
  • Russian pranksters trick Amnesty international into removing Navalny's "prisoner of conscience" status as part of a targeted campaign by pro-Kremlin figures to discredit Navalny.
    • Amnesty International cited multiple prior anti-immigrant comments justifying the decision. They have since issued an apology, saying they may have done more harm than good
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