Foreign Ministry summons Russia's ambassador. Alexei Navalny died in Russian camp custody.
His death was confirmed on Saturday by his spokeswoman. German and other EU states wanted to introduce further sanctions against Russia after Navalny's death. A special EU sanctions instrument should be used to punish serious human rights violations, explained Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) The federal government is calling on Russia to fully clarify the circumstances of Navalny’s death in a Siberian prison camp and also to release the body.