EU approves largest expansion of sanctions list against Russia
European Union foreign ministers approved a 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, adding about 1,600 legal entities and individuals to the sanctions list.
On Friday, European Union foreign ministers unanimously approved the largest expansion of sanctions against Russia, adding approximately 1,600 legal entities and individuals to the sanctions list. According to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, this is the most significant single increase since the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine commenced.
Over half of the new individuals and entities are connected to the manufacturing of ballistic missiles, Kallas stated. "We are making it considerably more challenging, protracted, and costly for Russia to manufacture the weapons it employs to kill Ukrainians," she emphasized. Earlier investigative work by the Systema project revealed that organizations within Russia's military-industrial complex, along with their executives and staff, would fall under the jurisdiction of the 22nd sanctions package.
Some of these entities are being sanctioned for the first time in this expansion, while others have existing sanctions that are now being broadened.
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