BRUSSELS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - European Union leaders
condemned the treatment of jailed Russian opposition politician
Alexei Navalny and demanded his immediate release, European
Council President Charles Michel said after chairing a summit of
the bloc's leaders on Thursday.
"We condemn the treatment of Alexei Navalny and we demand
his immediate release," Michel told a news conference.
"On Monday, (EU) foreign ministers reached a political
agreement to impose restrictive measures against those
responsible for his arrest and sentencing, and a decision will
be formalised next week in the framework of the new European
global sanctions regime," Michel added.
(Reporting by John Chalmers)
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