EU sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Individual sanctions

Assets freeze and travel ban against:

• Vladimir Putin
• Sergey Lavrov
• Roman Abramovich
• Viktor and Oleksandr Yanukovych
• Russian State Duma members
• National Security Council members
• military staff and high-ranking officials
• businesspeople and oligarchs

Financial measures

• SWIFT ban for 10 Russian banks
• restrictions on Russia's access to the EU's capital and financial markets
• ban on transactions with the Russian Central Bank
• ban on supply of euro-denominated banknotes to Russia
• ban on deposits to crypto-wallets

Transport

• closure of EU airspace to all Russian-owned aircraft
• closure of EU ports to Russian vessels
• ban on Russian road transport operators
• ban on exports to Russia of goods and technology in the aviation, maritime and space sectors

Energy

• ban on imports from Russia of coal
• ban on imports from Russia of oil
• ban on exports to Russia of goods and technologies in the oil refining sector
• ban on new investments in the Russian energy sector

Defence

Ban on exports to Russia of dual-use goods and technology for military use.

Raw materials and other goods

• ban on exports to Russia luxury goods
• ban on imports from Russia of iron, steel, wood, cement, seafood and liquor
• ban on imports from Russia of gold, including jewellery

Restrictions on media

Suspension of broadcasting in the EU of state-owned propaganda outlets:

• Sputnik
• Russia Today
• Rossiya RTR / RTR Planeta
• Rossiya 24 / Russia 24
• TV Centre International

Diplomatic measures

Suspension of visa facilitation provisions for Russian diplomats and other Russian officials and businesspeople.

Sanctions against Belarus

In response to its involvement in Russia's military aggression:

• sanctions on Belarusian military personnel
• SWIFT ban for 4 Belarusian banks
• ban on transactions with the Central Bank of Belarus
• limits on financial inflows from Belarus to the EU
• ban on supply of euro-denominated banknotes to Belarus
• ban on Belarusian road transport operators
• trade restrictions