The EU is proposing a new mechanism for punishing those who breach sanctions against russia

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Kaya Kallas proposes allowing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate breaches of sanctions against russia

11 Sep 2026

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The EU’s 22nd package of sanctions against russia could cover the defence industry, trade and financial restrictions

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The EU’s 22nd package of sanctions against russia may be adopted in October

10 Sep 2026

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More than 120 MEPs have called on the EU to revisit the issue of russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine

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More than 120 MEPs have called on the EU to revisit the issue of russia’s frozen assets

10 Sep 2026

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The EU Court has dismissed Abramovich’s claim and upheld the sanctions against him

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The EU Court has dismissed a claim by russian oligarch Roman Abramovich seeking his removal from the sanctions lists

09 Sep 2026

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The EU has backed tighter visa restrictions for russians

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Foreign ministers from EU countries have backed tighter visa restrictions for russian tourists and a ban on entry for russian former combatants

02 Sep 2026

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The EU Mission carried out an operation involving a vessel that may have belonged to russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

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The EU’s Irini mission in the Mediterranean Sea carried out an inspection of a tanker that may have belonged to russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’

31 Aug 2026

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Four EU countries have drafted a letter to the European Commission regarding russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine

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Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland want Brussels to renew its efforts to use frozen russian sovereign assets to fund Ukraine

27 Aug 2026

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The EU currently has no intention of reopening the debate on the transfer of russia’s frozen assets to Ukraine

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EU countries are not currently prepared to reopen discussions on the transfer of frozen russian assets to Ukraine

24 Aug 2026

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The Binance cryptocurrency exchange has joined the EU’s sanctions against russia

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The Binance cryptocurrency exchange will restrict transactions with 14 cryptocurrency platforms that have been targeted by the EU’s new package of sanctions against russia

14 Aug 2026

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Former ministers from three countries have called on the EU to immediately take control of russia’s frozen assets

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Former senior officials from Germany, France and the US have called on the EU to urgently take control of the russian Central Bank’s frozen assets

08 Aug 2026

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The EU has approved new sanctions against russia in response to the massive attacks on Ukraine

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The EU has approved new sanctions lists targeting russia, in response to the recent large-scale attacks on Ukraine

07 Aug 2026

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

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The President of the European Commission has announced that the EU will channel €1.4 billion in proceeds from frozen russian assets to Ukraine

05 Aug 2026

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The EU will not be able to impose a ban on the maritime transport of russian oil

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The EU has effectively postponed the introduction of a total ban on the maritime transport of russian oil due to internal political differences and a lack of support from the G7

04 Aug 2026

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The EU has authorised TotalEnergies to export russian LNG to Asia

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TotalEnergies will be able to continue selling LNG from its Siberian project to Asia, following the EU’s authorisation to transport russian LNG to countries outside the bloc

28 Jul 2026

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The EU is planning sanctions against more than 1,600 companies that are supporting russia’s war

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The EU plans to impose sanctions on more than 1,600 companies that are contributing to russia’s war against Ukraine

28 Jul 2026

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The EU fears sanctions against a factory in Ireland that supplies raw materials to russia’s defence industry

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The EU is in no hurry to impose restrictions on Aughinish Alumina, as its closure would jeopardise the supply of raw materials to European industry

28 Jul 2026

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The EU may decide against imposing large-scale sanctions against russia

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Brussels is considering a new approach to imposing sanctions on russia after Greece blocked the adoption of a new, large-scale package

27 Jul 2026

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The EU has lifted sanctions on russian sable fur

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Imports of russian sable pelts may resume now that EU member states have lifted the ban, which was only introduced in April

27 Jul 2026

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The EU has authorised the sale of confiscated cargo from russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

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The EU has approved a mechanism allowing countries to seize and sell russian oil and grain from vessels in russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

26 Jul 2026

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Two senior russian sports officials have been hit with EU sanctions

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Mikhail Degtyarev, Head of the russian Ministry of Sport, and Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation, have been hit with EU sanctions

24 Jul 2026

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The Council of the EU has approved the 21st package of sanctions against russia

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The list includes 48 individuals and 170 companies and organisations from the financial, oil and defence industries, as well as propagandists

23 Jul 2026

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The European IRINI mission has intercepted a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that is believed to belong to russia’s shadow fleet

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EU forces have boarded the oil tanker MV South Star, which is suspected of sailing under a false flag

22 Jul 2026

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EU agency halts funding for the Venice Biennale following russia’s return

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The EACEA has decided to terminate a €2 million grant to the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia following the reopening of the russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale

21 Jul 2026

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Support within the EU for new sanctions against russia is waning due to the stance taken by certain countries

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Fewer and fewer EU countries are prepared to support new sanctions against russia, as these could harm their national companies

19 Jul 2026

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The EU has imposed sanctions on russia for the first time in response to the attacks on Kyiv

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In response to the massive attacks on Kyiv on the nights of 1 and 5 July, the Council of the EU has imposed new sanctions against russia

17 Jul 2026

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EU court dismisses final challenge to sanctions on Belarusian transit through Lithuania

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The EU Court has dismissed a claim seeking the annulment of sanctions that led to the suspension of the transit of Belarusian potash fertilisers through Lithuania

16 Jul 2026

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Nine EU countries have called for an end to funding for the IOC following the decision to lift sanctions against russia

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Nine countries have called on the EU to cut off funding to the IOC, following the organisation’s decision to lift its recommendations on restrictions on russian participation

14 Jul 2026

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The EU has imposed sanctions on a number of russians and companies in connection with cyberattacks

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The EU has imposed sanctions on nine russians and four companies believed to be involved in cyberattacks against EU countries

14 Jul 2026

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The EU has imposed sanctions on 15 individuals implicated in the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war

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The Council of the EU has imposed sanctions against 15 individuals and one organisation responsible for violations of the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war

14 Jul 2026

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The EU has imposed sanctions on VK and the developer of the russian messaging app MAX

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The Council of the EU has imposed sanctions on VK, the company that owns the social network ‘VKontakte’, as well as on the developer of the MAX messaging app

13 Jul 2026

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