The EU Council on Monday adopted a new set of restrictive measures aimed at addressing Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine, its hybrid activities, and its systematic disregard for international law, including human rights.

The new package includes a total of 34 individuals and 47 entities added to the EU sanctions list, the EU Council said in a statement, The Caspian Post reports.

According to the Council, the measures are designed to further restrict the Russian military-industrial complex, reduce Russia’s energy revenues by targeting its shadow fleet ecosystem, disrupt hybrid threats and the spread of Russian state propaganda that justifies the war of aggression, as well as repeated breaches of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

In response to Russia's continued and escalating aggression against Ukraine, which continues to cause severe suffering among civilians, the EU has imposed restrictive measures on 7 individuals and 21 entities that support Russia’s military-industrial complex and its enabling networks in third countries.

These measures specifically target manufacturers and suppliers of drones and other military equipment used by Russian armed forces. Among the listed entities are JSC 'Lavochkin Research and Production Association', founded by the Russian state space corporation 'Roscosmos', as well as LLC Rustakt, LLC ASFPV, LLC IONOS, the Chinese companies Shenzhen Minghuaxin and Xinxiang Richful Lubricant Additive Company-one of the largest lubricant additive manufacturers and distributors in China-and also ERA Military Innovation Technopolis and the Foundation for Advanced Studies, both established by the Russian government to develop advanced unmanned systems for military use.

The EU also emphasized that energy revenues continue to serve as a major source of support for Russia’s struggling economy. In this context, the new sanctions package includes listings of 2 individuals-Tahir Garayev and Konstantin Rogach-and 24 entities involved in the shipment and export of crude oil or petroleum products from Russia, including operations linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. This network is described as a tool designed to bypass EU sanctions while posing risks to maritime safety and the environment. The listed entities include Lukoil-Western Siberia as well as numerous companies based in Russia and abroad.

In addition, the new listings include 10 individuals and one entity linked to Russian propaganda efforts. These include several prominent figures involved in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), such as Anatoly Kuzichev, Kirill Fedorov, Roman Antonovskii, and Maria Volkonskaya, editor-in-chief of the state-controlled newspaper 'Krymskaya Gazeta'. They are accused of spreading disinformation intended to justify, promote, or legitimise Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The sanctions also target Alexandra Jost, a social media influencer residing in Russia, and Georgiy Shevkunov, a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church accused of actively spreading propaganda and disinformation in support of Russia’s military actions. The list further includes the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives, established by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Following the joint statement issued on 16 February 2026 by the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny in February 2024 with the lethal toxin epibatidine, the Council has also imposed sanctions on one entity and 15 individuals. Those listed include Russian judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, state security (FSB) personnel, and medical staff, all of whom are alleged to have been involved in the persecution, poisoning, and death of Alexei Navalny.

Finally, the measures also target IPJSC NTK, a company that cooperated with the Department of Information Technologies of the City of Moscow in developing a facial recognition system reportedly intended to monitor and detain independent journalists, opposition activists, and several individuals.