Dark money flows between Russia and Iran show how vital EU sanctions are against both

UANI Advisory Board Member Sir Graeme Lamb writes: "On Tuesday 12 March, the European People's Party (EPP) Vice President Sandra Kalniete presented a report to the European Parliament calling for the EU to reassess its relationship with Russia. It was a small intervention which many will have missed. Kalniete said that 'the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions if Russia's violation of international law continues.' The EPP is right to highlight the aggressive behaviour of Russia. The recognition of the need to sanction Russia, however, invariably raises another more worrying issue: the links between Russia and Iran, and the ways in which sanctions on the two countries are intertwined. It is the nature of these relationships that warrants more than ever our very close attention."