UK Sanctions Russia’s GRU Over Novichok Poisoning and Terrorism in Ukraine

Britain has imposed new sanctions on Russia, targeting the entire GRU military intelligence agency, which was implicated in the 2018 poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and the death of an innocent woman, Dawn Sturgess, Reuters reported on December 4.

The UK government also summoned the Russian ambassador to demand a response to the findings of the public inquiry, which concluded that Russian leader Vladimir Putin likely ordered the attack.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the findings a “grave reminder” of the Kremlin’s disregard for innocent lives. In addition to the GRU, three officers linked to hostile activities in Ukraine and Europe were sanctioned, including involvement in a terror attack on Ukrainian supermarkets targeting innocent civilians, Reuters wrote.

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Russia’s Ministry of Justice has officially labeled the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) as an “undesirable organization,” according to Current Time, the Russian-language independent news network produced by Radio Free Europe.

The decision, made by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office in November, was not publicly disclosed until recently. This move effectively criminalizes the activities of two branches of the “Memorial” organization—the Anti-Discrimination Center and the Human Rights Defense Center, both of which are part of FIDH.

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