Rikard Jozwiak
Members of the
European Parliament have urged EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to
impose personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and 28 other
individuals over the "illegal" treatment of Ukrainian pilot Nadia
Savchenko.
A March 8
letter signed by 57 European lawmakers names Russian individuals and pro-Russia
separatists in eastern Ukraine accused of being "responsible for the
political decision to kidnap" Savchenko, to "transport her to the
territory of Russia, detain her unlawfully, and fabricate charges against
her."
In addition to
Putin, the letter calls for the blacklisting of Federal Security Service (FSB)
director Aleksandr Bortnikov, Russian State Duma foreign affairs committee
chief Aleksei Pushkov, senior investigators in Russia, and eastern Ukraine's
separatist leader Igor Plotnitsky.
It also lists
prosecutors, judges, and other individuals who are accused of fabricating
evidence against Savchenko, declaring fabricated evidence to be legally valid
in court, and lengthening Savchenko’s detention while awaiting the conclusion
of her trial for 20 months.
The letter
says personal sanctions against Putin and the others should include EU visa
bans, asset freezes, and the confiscation of all property within the territory
of the European Union.
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