Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's offices raided in Moscow, watch

Russian President Vlimir Putin’s critic and main opposition leer, Alexei Navalny has released video of security forces raiding offices of his Anti-Corruption Foundation in Moscow on November 5. While Navalny is still recovering in Germany from alleged poisoning by Russian government, he wrote on Twitter as caption of video, “On an assignment from Vlimir Putin's bunker, masked men are trying to retrieve our office disco ball.” 

Putin critic’s associates have even related raid to a court ruling that sided with foundation to pay damages to a school catering company reportedly linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, an individual having ties to Russian President. As per reports, state bailiffs have said that a criminal investigation has also been opened against group’s director, Ivan Zhdanov. Just last month, a Russian court h ordered Navalny's foundation and Lyubov Sobol, to each pay 29 million roubles for defaming  Moscow Schoolchild catering company.

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EU sanctions 6 Russian officials

European Union (EU) has sanctioned six Russian officials and one organisation over poisoning of Russian opposition leer Alexei Navalny with a Soviet-era nerve agent. “ opted restrictive measures consist of a travel ban to EU and an asset freeze for individuals, and an asset freeze for entity," EU said in a statement.

Earlier this month, UK joined France and Germany in threatening sanctions against Russia for alleged poisoning of Russian President Vlimir Putin’s critic Alexei Navalny. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement on October 7 that evidence of Russian opposition leer being poisoned with a military-gre nerve agent developed by Russia was now “undeniable” and that UK backs German and French partners in ir response. Raab also ded that despite having “clear case to answer”, Russian authorities are continuing to make “no credible attempt” in investigating attack.

In a joint statement, France and Germany's foreign ministries said that “No credible explanation has yet been provided by Russia” and refore, sanctions will be targetting responsible officials for “crime and violation” of international standards. It also said, “We consider in this context that re is no or plausible explanation for poisoning of Mr. Navalny than a Russian responsibility and implication.”

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