Bastrykin responded to EU sanctions with the words “how long can you endure”

Chairman of the Investigative Committee of RUSSIA Alexander Bastrykin commented on his inclusion in the EU sanctions list with the words “how long can you tolerate.”

“They’ve been banned from traveling for the eighth time, how long can you tolerate it?” - he noted at a meeting of the board of the Investigative Committee ( quote from TASS ). Bastrykin added that he was “a little offended” for Russia.

The HEAD of the Russian Investigative Committee found it positive that even under these conditions, cooperation with Interpol continues and contacts with foreign colleagues are maintained.

On March 2, the European Union introduced personal sanctions against Russian citizens due to the persecution of opposition leader Alexei Navalny . Restrictions were introduced against Bastrykin, as well as Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, head of the Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Kalashnikov and head of the Russian Guard Viktor Zolotov.