EU adopts its largest package of individual sanctions against Russia to date

Published: 12.10.2026.

The European Union (EU) has added nearly 1,600 Russian individuals and entities to its sanctions list, which is the largest number of listings to date.

The sanctions package was adopted at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 12 October 2026.

Sanctions have been imposed against 1,569 individuals and entities linked to Russia’s military-industrial complex.

77 individuals have been sanctioned in connection with the State Duma elections organised by Russia in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.