EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced sanctions against five individuals connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex after recent air attacks on Ukraine. The EU took the action in response to the escalation of violence.
Kallas said on Friday that Moscow intensified assaults on civilians as its military efforts slowed. On X, she wrote, “Every new assault on Ukraine is one more reason for Europe to keep increasing pressure on Russia.”
The sanctions were approved on 7 August, Kallas stated, though she did not reveal the identities of those targeted or clarify what the measures entail.
This action follows just over two weeks after EU nations agreed on the bloc’s 21st sanctions package against Russia on 23 July. That move added 48 people and 170 groups to the sanctions list, the biggest such list since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
These restrictions focus on Russia’s financial, energy, and military sectors. They also target cryptocurrency, the shadow fleet used to bypass oil limits, and firms that support Moscow’s war economy.
Within this package, 56 entries target the Russian military-industrial complex, including 37 individuals and organizations linked to long-range drone production and supply. The agreement followed a deal where Greece secured a yearly renewal for companies to export Russian liquefied natural gas to non-EU markets.