has been pretty predictable. there was this joint statement in which they say the russian people were denied any real choice in the vote that took place over the past three days. we heard from the veteran spanish diplomat saying that the russian election was characterised by repression and intimidation. one thing the eu has not done which the widow of alexei navalny wanted to happen, she wanted european leaders to come out and say president putin does not have any legitimacy and he wanted brussels not to recognise this victory. that hasn t happened today but as you have been saying they are looking at more sanctions and we understand that the sanctions being talked about today and potentially agreed would affect people within the prison system in russia, specifically those who work at the penal colony in the arctic where alexei navalny was being held and where he died last month. there have been talks and where he died last month. there have been talks about and where he