Boris Nemtsov: “This is a country of corruption. And if you have business, you are in a very unsafe situation.”

Such policy is also counterproductive, since the Kremlin considers it as a sign of weakness.

Magnitsky Act for Europe is absolutely crucial, even more important to come back to human rights and rule of law in Russia.

Attempts by some in the West, including in the United States, to adopt a realpolitik approach and to conduct 'business as usual' with the Putin regime contradict the most basic values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.

It would be more appropriate, and more honest, to refer to the group as 'G7 plus Putin.'