EU sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Sanctions against individual and entities

Assets freeze / 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, propagandists and oligarchs

Assets freeze against

• banks and financial institutions
• companies in the military and defence sectors
• companies in the aviation, shipbuilding and machine building sectors
• armed forced and paramilitary groups
• political parties
• media holdings and companies disseminating pro-Kremlin and anti-Ukraine propaganda

Economic sanctions

Finance

• 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 provision of crypto-wallets to Russian persons

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 maritime transport of Russian oil to third countries
• ban on exports to Russia of goods and technology in the aviation, maritime and space sectors

Energy

• ban on imports from Russia of oil and coal
• price cap related to the maritime transport of Russian oil
• ban on exports to Russia of goods and technologies in the oil refining sector
• ban on new investments in the Russian energy and mining sector

Defence

Ban on exports to Russia of:

• dual-use goods and technology for military use
• drone engines
• arms and civilian firearms
• ammunition, military vehicles and paramilitary equipment

Raw materials and other goods

Ban on exports to Russia of

• luxury goods

Ban on imports from Russia of:

• steel and steel products, iron, wood, cement, paper and plastics
• seafood, spirits, cigarettes and cosmetics
• gold, including jewellery

Services

Ban to provide to Russia or Russian persons:

• architectural and engineering services
• IT consultancy and legal advisory services
• advertising, market research and public opinion polling services

Restrictions on media

Suspension of broadcasting activities in the EU of some Russian media outlets:

• Sputnik
• Russia Today
• Rossiya RTR / RTR Planeta
• Rossiya 24 / Russia 24
• Rossiya 1
• TV Centre International
• NTV / NTV Mir
• REN TV
• Pervyi Kanal

Visa measures

• Suspension of visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia
• Suspension of visa facilitation provisions for Russian diplomats 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