EU, 나발니 사건 관련 러시아 제재키로...루카셴코도 제재 합의<br /><br />European Union foreign ministers have agreed to sanction Russia over the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.<br />The bloc also agreed to place sanctions against Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko for the political crisis ongoing in his country.<br />For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Jae-hee.<br />Jae-hee, give us the latest.<br />Mok-yeon, the EU has backed the proposals made by France and Germany, to sanction Russian officials and organizations over the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny.<br />The Kremlin critic has been recovering since he fell ill on a plane to Moscow in August.<br />27 foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday agreed to adopt the proposal unanimously.<br />"We have discussed possible elements of a strong EU common response to the use of a prohibited chemical nerve agent, implement a proposal done by France and Germany about restrictive measures against those linked to this assassination attempt."<br />EU ministers also agreed to sanction Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, for the political crisis ongoing in his country over the alleged rigging of the August presidential election.<br />"A set of countries has listed a new set of names, among them, Lukashenko himself, and our members accepted this proposal."<br />Demonstrations have continued in Belarus for two months since the August 9th election, which extended Lukashenko's 26-year rule, with over 80 percent of the vote.<br />The EU has already imposed travel bans and asset freezes on 40 Lukashenko allies, who the bloc holds responsible for violence against peaceful demonstrators.<br />With Monday's political green light, technical bodies of the European Council will now move to prepare the sanctions.<br />
