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Russia threatens to halt dialogue with EU amid Navalny spat


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Russia threatens to halt dialogue with EU amid Navalny spatRussia's foreign minister warned Tuesday that Moscow could freeze its contacts with the European Union in response to its sanctions over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — an unprecedented threat that reflects a bitter Russia-EU strain. The tough statement from Sergey Lavrov comes a day after the EU foreign ministers agreed to impose sanctions on Russian officials and organizations blamed for Navalny's poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent.


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