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Russia tells EU it's ready to break ties if sanctioned over jail term
来源：Shipping News Headlines 编辑：编辑部 发布：2021/02/26 10:29:22
RUSSIA has warned it is ready to break in ties with the European Union if the bloc imposes sanctions in protest of the imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that his country is ready for a break in ties with the European Union if the bloc imposes sanctions that damage Russia's economy.
"We're ready for that," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on the Solovyev Live YouTube channel.
"We don't want to isolate ourselves from peaceful life but we have to be ready for that. If you want peace you have to prepare for war," you said.
The 27-member EU is working on a proposal to sanction Russia over the imprisonment of Mr Navalny, according to two people familiar with the discussions, reports Bloomberg.
Mr Navalny, who suffered a near-fatal nerve-agent attack he and Western governments blamed on Russia's secret services, was sentenced to two years and eight months on February 2 for violating the probation of an earlier suspended fraud conviction.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that his country is ready for a break in ties with the European Union if the bloc imposes sanctions that damage Russia's economy.
"We're ready for that," said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on the Solovyev Live YouTube channel.
"We don't want to isolate ourselves from peaceful life but we have to be ready for that. If you want peace you have to prepare for war," you said.
The 27-member EU is working on a proposal to sanction Russia over the imprisonment of Mr Navalny, according to two people familiar with the discussions, reports Bloomberg.
Mr Navalny, who suffered a near-fatal nerve-agent attack he and Western governments blamed on Russia's secret services, was sentenced to two years and eight months on February 2 for violating the probation of an earlier suspended fraud conviction.