EU Agrees to Sanction 1,600 People and Entities Linked to Russia's War
The package targets Russia’s military-industrial complex and 77 figures linked to elections in occupied Ukrainian territory, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 7, EU ambassadors approved approximately 1,650 new sanctions against Russia, marking the largest package since the 2022 invasion. Measures primarily target Russia's military-industrial complex and individuals involved in elections within occupied Ukrainian territories.
- About 1,570 of these listings target entities and individuals involved in Russia's military-industrial complex, with over half concentrated on missile production. These sanctions aim to restrict Moscow's ability to manufacture weapons and obtain critical technology.
- Ambassadors also approved listings against 77 people purportedly elected to the Russian State Duma from Ukrainian territories occupied by Moscow. These measures target individuals involved in extending Russia's political system into those regions.
- While the measures are not yet legally final, they are expected to be submitted to foreign ministers for formal adoption on Monday, Oct. 12. Listed individuals generally face asset freezes and travel bans throughout the bloc.
- Separately, the bloc extended a framework targeting chemical weapons proliferation, currently applying to 31 individuals and six entities. The bloc already has sanctions against nearly 3,000 individuals and entities associated with Russia's invasion.
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The EU would add 1,646 new individuals and entities to the sanctions list against Russia, which could soon contain almost 4,650 names.
EU Agrees Largest Sanctions Package Yet on Russia's Defense Industry, Kyiv Says
The European Union has agreed a new package of sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex, which covers approximately 1,700 entries, according to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian President's Commissioner for Sanctions Policy.
Diplomats reported that today, on Wednesday, the States of the European Union agreed on a new and substantial package of sanctions against Russia, targeting approximately 1,600 individuals and entities against the background of the war in Ukraine.
The sanctions are to be finally approved at a meeting on October 12. Ambassadors of the member states of the European Union agreed to enter into [...]
EU Approves Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Citizens and Entities
The European Union has agreed to blacklist more than 1,600 people and entities in the single largest expansion of its sanctions regime against Russia since the beginning of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, diplomats said Wednesday.
This will bring the total number of people and entities sanctioned by the EU as a result of the Kremlin war in Russia to nearly 4,500.
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