LUXEMBOURG - A senior adviser to the European Court of Justice says European Union economic sanctions imposed on Russian companies are valid in the main under the EU's common security and defense policy. Advocate General Melchior Wathelet issued the opinion on May 31 in response to a challenge the Russian oil and gas producer Rosneft filed before a British court.
Associated Press: EU court adviser says sanctions on Russian firms legally valid
A senior adviser to the European Court of Justice says European Union economic sanctions imposed on Russian companies are valid in the main under the EU's common security and defense policy.
