Russia will respond in kind against EU sanctions over Navalny case, foreign minister says

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference with his Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan in Moscow, Russia October 12, 2020. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow will respond in kind against European Union sanctions over the case of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

European Union foreign ministers backed a Franco-German plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Navalny with a nerve agent.