28 EU countries agreed on introducing sanctions against four GRU officers.
These include Alexander Mishkin.
aka Alexander Petrov
and Anatoly Chepiga.
(aka Ruslan Boshirov). , whom the UK suspects of trying to poison ex-GRU agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4, 2018.  
They apparently applied a Novichok-class nerve agent to the door handle.
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The UK, US, Germany and France have called the poisoning of Skripal the first use of a nerve agent in Europe since World War II.
A joint statement by the leaders noted that Russia was responsible for what happened, and called the incident an attack on the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
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London and Paris proposed sanctions after the attack on Skripals, as well as after the chemical attacks in Syria, proposing limiting entry into EU countries and freezing the foreign accounts of Russian intelligence leaders and their closest associates.
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The UK will seek to expand sanctions against Russia after the publication of the findings of the investigation into the Salisbury incident.
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that they intent to contact our partners in the EU and work through the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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The EU has decided to extend for a year until October 16, 2020.
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sanctions on chemical weapons against individuals and legal entities, including against four Russians allegedly involved in the incident with the poisoning of the Skripals.
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The restrictions include a ban on entry into the EU and an asset freeze on 4 people linked to the Salisbury poisoning.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tried to drive a wedge between the US and the EU by claiming losses of EU countries from sanctions, according to some estimates, significantly exceeded 100 billion, while America did not incur a loss.
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Q: How many EU countries agreed on sanctions?
A: 28 EU countries [6e9fc382-6276-4dc7-9442-f633458bb6fa]

Q: Against whom did they impose sanctions?
A: Four GRU officers [6e9fc382-6276-4dc7-9442-f633458bb6fa]

Q: What are the names of these officers?
A: Alexander Mishkin (aka Alexander Petrov) and Anatoly Chepiga (aka Ruslan Boshirov), [6e9fc382-6276-4dc7-9442-f633458bb6fa]

Q: What did the UK suspect them of doing?
A: Trying to poison ex-GRU agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter [6e9fc382-6276-4dc7-9442-f633458bb6fa]

Q: When did this poisoning occur?
A: On March 4, 2018. [6e9fc382-6276-4dc7-9442-f633458bb6fa]

Q: How was the poison administered?
A: They apparently applied a Novichok-class nerve agent to the door handle. [6e9fc382-6276-4dc7-9442-f633458bb6fa]

Q: What did the UK, Germany, France and US call this poisoning?
A: The first use of a nerve agent in Europe since World War II. [86ffe7cf-1e7c-40b3-9a4e-2b92a4265fb4]A: An attack on the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. [86ffe7cf-1e7c-40b3-9a4e-2b92a4265fb4]

Q: What will happen to those who are sanctioned?
A: Limited entry into EU countries and freezing the foreign accounts of Russian intelligence leaders and their closest associates. [04ca9d24-8225-452f-867a-2c14183f4eec]A: A ban on entry into the EU and an asset freeze on 4 people linked to the Salisbury poisoning. [a21d6ef1-f237-4247-9016-9533ac1136d8]

Q: After the investigation, what did British PM May say the UK will do?
A: The UK will seek to expand sanctions against Russia. Also, they will contact partners in the EU and work through the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). [38837c7b-d947-4678-a84e-0ab9559836da]

Q: Until what day did the EU decide to extend the sanctions?
A: Until October 16, 2020 [c5289580-0758-4325-b4b2-a9130995eff9]

Q: What did Russian FM Lavrov try to do?
A: Lavrov tried to drive a wedge between the US and the EU by claiming losses of EU countries from sanctions, which according to some estimates, significantly exceeded 100 billion, while America did not incur a loss. [977e3f75-aae5-4855-bd3a-5ad317ac2104]