EU-Russia relations have become increasingly strained over the past decade, not least because of the country's 2014 annexation of Crimea, the Kremlin’s support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s military intervention in Syria. Another source of tension is Russia’s disinformation campaigns and cyber-attacks, as well as attempts to interfere in Western democratic processes and the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, EU economic sanctions target Russia’s financial, defence and energy sectors. Russia has responded with counter-sanctions.&nbsp;

The European Parliament (April plenary session) confirmed concern about Russian military posturing close to the country’s border with Ukraine as well as in illegally occupied Crimea. The EP resolution also deplored the revelation that Russian intelligence services set off the explosion of an arms depot in Vrbětice, Czechia, in 2014, in which two Czech citizens were killed. Parliament also reiterated its call for the immediate and unconditional release of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

On 30 April Russia barred eight officials from European Union countries from entering the country in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU. Russia's foreign ministry said those banned included Vera Jourova, vice president for values and transparency at the executive European Commission and David Sassoli, the President of the European Parliament. Presidents of the European Council, Commission and Parliament condemned in a joint statement the imposition of restrictive measures targeting the EU by Russia as unacceptable and groundless.

During September&nbsp;vote in plenary Parliament said that&nbsp;the EU must push back against aggressive policies while laying the groundwork for cooperation with a future democratic Russia.&nbsp;Assessing the state of EU-Russia relations, the European Parliament made&nbsp;clear that it distinguishes between the Russian people and President Vladimir Putin’s regime.&nbsp;

EU - Russia (T)

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EU - Russia

Direction of EU-Russia political relations: extracts from the result of the vote and extracts from the debate (14/09)

EP Plenary session - Direction of EU-Russia political relations

Direction of EU-Russia political relations: MEPs debate (continuation)

Direction of EU-Russia political relations: opening statements by Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), rapporteur and by Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships for VPC/HR

Direction of EU-Russia political relations: closing statement by Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, for VPC/HR

Direction of EU-Russia political relations: MEPs debate

Direction of EU-Russia political relations in AFET committee: statement by Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), rapporteur

Infoclip: General views, Moscow, Russia

Exchange of views with Mikhail KHODORKOVSKY, Dossier Center in INGE Committee: opening statements by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), INGE Chair, Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), rapporteur, Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL) and Mikhail KHODORKOVSKY

INGE Committee - Exchange of views with Mikhail KHODORKOVSKY, Dossier Center

Exchange of views with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Dossier Center in INGE Committee: in association with AFET Committee and with the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, military build-up on Ukraine's border and Russian attacks in Czechia: MEPs debate 2/3

EP Plenary Session.- Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law - Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial

Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia - The case of human rights organisation Memorial: closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine: closing statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the European Union

Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine: opening statement by Josep BORRELL FONTELLES Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the European Union

The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union: one round of political group speakers

The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union: opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

The situation of human rights violations by private military and security companies: the case of the Wagner Group

Infoclip: Alexei NAVALNY, Sakharov Prize 2021 - Illustration shots of Moscow

Infoclip: Europe in the world

The listing of German NGOs as 'undesirable organisations' by Russia and the detention of Andrei Pivovarov

Repression in Belarus and abductions from an EU civilian plane: extracts from the debate

Exchange of views with Jan HAVRÁNEK, Deputy Minister for Defence Policy - SEDE: The malign role of Russia in the 2014 explosion of an ammunition depot in Vrbětice, as well as on the recently agreed National Strategy for Countering Hybrid Interference

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