EU Denounces Russia's Expansion of 'Unfriendly States' List
The European Council said Russia should revoke the addition of five EU member states to the list of countries to which Russia can apply measures in "Response to Unfriendly Actions of Foreign States." The countries are Greece, Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia…
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and Slovenia. The allegations of unfriendly actions are "unfounded and unacceptable," the council said a July 22 news release. It called the move "yet another step by Russia towards continued escalation of tensions with" the EU. The council said the list of "unfriendly" states is "incompatible" with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961.