The Council of the European Union on 15 June 2026 adopted a new package of restrictive measures against Russia, targeting its military-industrial complex, shadow fleet energy revenues, hybrid activities including propaganda, and individuals involved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. The package lists 34 individuals and 47 entities, and renews Crimea-related sanctions until 23 June 2027.
The measures are designed to further constrain Russia's military capabilities by targeting manufacturers and suppliers of drones and other military equipment, including Russian firms JSC Lavochkin, LLC Rustakt, and the Chinese company Shenzhen Minghuaxin. To curb Russia's energy revenues, the EU listed two individuals and 24 entities linked to the shadow fleet ecosystem, including Lukoil-Western Siberia and companies based in Russia, Liberia, Turkey, UAE, Azerbaijan and Hong Kong.
In response to Russia's hybrid activities, the EU listed 10 individuals and one entity, including propagandists such as Anatoly Kuzichev, Kirill Fedorov, and Maria Volkonskaya, editor-in-chief of state-controlled Krymskaya Gazeta, as well as Alexandra Jost, a social media influencer, and Georgiy Shevkunov, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives, created by decree of President Vladimir Putin, was also listed.
Following a joint statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands on 16 February 2026 regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with the lethal toxin epibatidine in February 2024, the Council listed 15 individuals and one entity, including Russian judges, prosecutors, FSB personnel, and medical staff involved in his persecution, poisoning and death. The entity IPJSC NTK was targeted for developing a facial recognition system used to monitor and detain independent journalists and opposition activists.
"Today, we approved another batch of sanctions to put more pressure on Russia to end the war. These measures strike at the heart of Russia's military-industrial complex, its shadow fleet, and the networks that fuel Moscow's hybrid attacks against Europe. In parallel, work is underway on the broader 21st sanctions package." She added that Western sanctions have already cost Russia an estimated €1 to 1.3 trillion.
The package also includes the annual renewal of restrictive measures introduced in response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, extended until 23 June 2027. The EU does not recognise the annexation and continues to condemn it as a violation of international law.
This is the latest in a series of EU sanctions packages since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. The European Council on 19 March 2026 reaffirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and urged Russia to agree to a full, unconditional and immediate ceasefire.
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