The EU has revealed details of the 20th package of sanctions against russia

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The Council of the EU has revealed details of the 20th package of sanctions against russia, which was approved on 23 April. It is the most extensive package in the last two years

23 Apr 2026

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The EU has approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and a 20th package of sanctions against russia

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EU member states ambassadors have approved a decision to support a €90 billion loan to Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against russia

23 Apr 2026

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The EU has officially suspended a three-year grant to the Venice Biennale over the russian pavilion

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EACEA has sent a letter to the Biennale di Venezia Foundation stating its intention to terminate the three-year EU grant of €2 million awarded to it

23 Apr 2026

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EU has imposed sanctions on two organisations spreading russian propaganda

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The EU has added two organisations responsible for russia’s ongoing hybrid activities to its sanctions list

21 Apr 2026

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Europe has increased its imports of russian gas

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In the first quarter of 2026, EU countries increased their imports of russian LNG due to a decline in supplies from the Middle East

10 Apr 2026

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The EU will provide Ukraine with €1.4 billion in proceeds from frozen russian assets

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The EU will transfer €1.4 billion in proceeds from frozen assets of the Central Bank of russia to Ukraine

01 Apr 2026

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EU is allocating €80 million to Ukraine, raised from the proceeds of frozen russian assets

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Kaja Kallas announced the allocation of an additional €80 million to Ukraine, raised from the proceeds of frozen russian assets

31 Mar 2026

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EU ministers have backed the establishment of a Special Tribunal to investigate russian crimes and an International Compensation Commission for Ukraine

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EU foreign ministers stress that russia must be held fully accountable for war crimes in Ukraine

31 Mar 2026

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MEPs believe that russia’s participation in the Venice Biennale will undermine trust in the EU

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MEPs have called on the EU to prevent russia from participating in the Venice Biennale

28 Mar 2026

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The EU Court has dismissed the appeals of five russian oligarchs against the sanctions

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The EU Court has upheld the freezing of assets belonging to five oligarchs operating in russia

26 Mar 2026

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The European Commission has frozen Hungary’s rearmament loan due to its veto on a loan for Ukraine

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The European Commission has put the approval of Hungary’s SAFE rearmament loan plan on hold due to its blocking of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine

25 Mar 2026

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The proposal for the EU to completely phase out russian oil has been removed from the European Commission’s plan

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The European Commission’s agenda for next month does not include plans to announce the RePower EU proposal, which calls for a complete ban on russian oil imports into the EU

24 Mar 2026

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Nine EU countries have warned of the risk of an environmental disaster caused by a russian tanker

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Nine countries have reported that a russian tanker adrift in the Mediterranean Sea poses an environmental threat and have called for immediate action to be taken

17 Mar 2026

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The EU has imposed sanctions on four individuals for supporting russian propaganda

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The Council of the EU has imposed restrictive measures on four individuals responsible for russia’s hybrid activities

16 Mar 2026

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The EU is imposing sanctions on individuals implicated in crimes in Bucha

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The EU is set to impose sanctions on nine individuals accused of war crimes

16 Mar 2026

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The EU has extended its targeted sanctions against russia, but has removed seven individuals from the list

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The Council of the EU has decided to extend the targeted sanctions by six months, until 15 September 2026

14 Mar 2026

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Leaders of eight EU countries have called for former russian military personnel to be barred from entering the Schengen Area

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The leaders of eight EU member states have called on the EU to prepare measures restricting entry into the Schengen Area for former russian military personnel

13 Mar 2026

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The EU will terminate its €2 million contract with the Venice Biennale if russia is allowed to participate

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The European Commission will suspend the €2 million grant awarded to the Biennale Foundation if russia takes part in the art exhibition in 2026

12 Mar 2026

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The European Commission is calling on Belgium, Bulgaria and Slovenia to criminalise breaches of sanctions

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The European Commission has warned Belgium, Bulgaria and Slovenia of the consequences of failing to take steps to criminalise breaches of EU sanctions

11 Mar 2026

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The EU has a plan to provide Ukraine with €30 billion despite the veto by Hungary and Slovakia

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Brussels has a plan to provide Ukraine with at least part of the necessary funding until the agreed €90 billion loan is released

11 Mar 2026

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The European Commissioner made it clear that the EU has no intention of lifting sanctions on russian oil and gas

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The EU is insisting on maintaining sanctions pressure on Russia, implementing the G7 price cap and further extending the ban on maritime services

10 Mar 2026

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The EU has removed the Georgian port of Kulevi from the 20th package of sanctions

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The EU has not included the port of Kulevi in Georgia in the 20th package of sanctions against russia

10 Mar 2026

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EU representative in Bishkek discusses russia's circumvention of sanctions via Kyrgyzstan

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Discussions are taking place amid concerns that some financial channels and trade flows in Kyrgyzstan are being used to circumvent sanctions

26 Feb 2026

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The EU has extended sanctions against Belarus for another year

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The EU Council has decided to extend the current sanctions against Belarus for another year

26 Feb 2026

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The EU will no longer consider transferring frozen russian assets to Ukraine

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The German Foreign Minister has stated that the EU will not return to the plan to use frozen russian assets

26 Feb 2026

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On 15 April, the EU will present a plan to abandon russian oil

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On 15 April, the EU will present the RePowerEu proposal to ban russian oil imports

24 Feb 2026

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The EU Council has approved two documents for a 90 billion loan to Ukraine, while Hungary is blocking another one

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The EU General Affairs Council has adopted two documents that enable the continuation of technical work on granting Ukraine a loan of €90 billion in 2026-2027

24 Feb 2026

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The EU is reducing the russian federation's mission in Brussels and is working to ban former russian military personnel from entering the Schengen area

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The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, said that the European Union is reducing the staff of the russian representation in Brussels to 40 people

24 Feb 2026

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The EU has extended sanctions against russia for another year

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The EU has extended for another year, until 24 February 2027, the sanctions imposed against russia

23 Feb 2026

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Several EU countries disagree with part of the new package of sanctions against russia

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The EU's attempt to impose sanctions on foreign ports and banks that russia uses to circumvent sanctions is facing resistance from several countries

20 Feb 2026

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