{"id":456782,"date":"2026-06-15T18:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/06\/15\/in-attesa-del-21esimo-pacchetto-lue-vara-altre-sanzioni-contro-la-russia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:04:10","slug":"while-awaiting-the-21st-package-the-eu-imposes-further-sanctions-on-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/06\/15\/while-awaiting-the-21st-package-the-eu-imposes-further-sanctions-on-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"While awaiting the 21st package, the EU imposes further sanctions on Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels \u2013 In response to the invasion of Ukraine and destabilising activities in Moldova, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against Russia<\/strong> while awaiting the 21st package<\/a> of restrictive measures against Moscow, which are still under consideration and will take some time to finalise. The foreign ministers of the European Union Member States have chosen to maintain pressure on the Kremlin by expanding the blacklist of individuals and entities subject to asset freezes and entry bans within the EU. <\/p>\n

A total of 34 individuals and 47 companies<\/strong> have been sanctioned by the Foreign Affairs Council for activities supporting Moscow\u2019s aggressive policy. “These measures strike at the heart of the Russian military-industrial complex<\/strong>, its shadow fleet, and the networks fuelling Moscow\u2019s hybrid attacks against Europe,\u201d says the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas,<\/strong> who adds: “At the same time, work is underway on the broader 21st package of sanctions,” which is more necessary than ever because “Russia is showing no sign of wanting to stop fighting, and is stepping up attacks on civilians.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, the EU is targeting seven individuals and 21 entities that support the Russian military-industrial complex<\/strong> and its accomplices in third countries. These are manufacturers and suppliers of drones and other military equipment intended for the Russian armed forces, including JSC Lavochkin Research and Production Association, founded by the Russian state space agency Roscosmos. The list also includes Rustakt, LLC, ASFPV, LLC, IONOS, the Chinese companies Shenzhen Minghuaxin and Xinxiang Richful Lubricant Additive Company, ERA Military Innovation Technopolis, and the Foundation for Advanced Studies.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

The EU has also taken action in the energy sector<\/strong>. The sanctions list approved today (15 June) includes two individuals (Tahir Garayev and Konstantin Rogach) and 24 entities linked to the shipment and export of crude oil or petroleum products from Russia, including via the Russian shadow fleet. These lists include
\nLukoil-Western Siberia <\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/a>and “numerous” companies based in Russia, Liberia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, and Hong Kong.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

The decision to intervene in the energy sector is no coincidence. “Energy revenues continue to be a lifeline for the struggling Russian economy,” explains Kallas, and the aim is to weaken the Russian Federation even further. “Every measure reduces Russia\u2019s room for manoeuvre, and the figures speak for themselves: Western sanctions have already cost Russia an estimated \u20ac1,000\u20131,300 billion<\/strong>.” In essence, \u201cstep by step, we are dismantling the foundations of the Russian war economy.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In any case, Kallas insisted during the press conference held at the end of the proceedings, \u201csanctions against Russia also entail international isolation.\u201d That is why the High Representative is calling for the Russian Federation to be excluded from all events, including sporting and cultural ones.<\/p>\n

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Not just Ukraine: sanctions over Navalny\u2019s death and actions in Moldova<\/h4>\n
The Council of the EU has decided to take a hard line against Moscow, partly due to the government\u2019s policies both within the country and in other parts of Europe. Specifically, sanctions have been imposed on one entity and 15 individuals, including Russian judges and prosecutors, as well as law enforcement officers, state security personnel (FSB) and medical staff<\/strong>, for their involvement and active role in the persecution, poisoning and death of Alexei Navalny<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The sanctions are in addition to those already imposed on other individuals<\/span><\/a> deemed jointly responsible and therefore blacklisted. <\/span><\/span>Among those sanctioned is also IPJSC NTK, a company alleged to have collaborated with the Moscow City Department of Information Technology to develop a facial recognition system targeting independent journalists and opposition activists.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The Council of the EU has also decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals deemed responsible for \u201cactions aimed at destabilising, undermining, or threatening the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Moldova, including actions aimed at subverting its democratic processes.\u201d In particular, the aim is to punish attempts to influence the September 2025 parliamentary elections<\/a>. Sanctions are being imposed in particular on Irina Vlah,<\/strong> leader of the Inima Moldovei party (Heart of Moldova Republican Party)<\/span><\/span><\/span>, and Anton Tregub,<\/strong> a Russian official of the Moldova Mare (Greater Moldova) party, who is alleged to have conducted his election campaign through corruption and bribes. Also on the EU blacklist is Anton Usov<\/strong>, a Russian citizen accused of infiltrating church structures to instruct priests on how their parishioners should vote.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sanctions target individuals and entities involved in military and energy activities that benefit the Kremlin. Measures have also been taken against those deemed responsible for Navalny\u2019s death and for destabilisation in Moldova. Kallas: \u201cOur sanctions have cost between \u20ac1,000 and \u20ac1,300 billion\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":267531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25707],"tags":[27094,33392,33830,25804,25803,33394,30781],"class_list":["post-456782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-politics","tag-energia","tag-kaja-kallas","tag-sanctionsin","tag-russia-in-2","tag-ue","tag-ukraine-in-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456783,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456782\/revisions\/456783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}