EU adopts largest-ever round of sanctions against Russia

Summary

• The European Union on Monday adopted its largest-ever round of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex, adding 1,569 individuals and entities to its sanctions list, the bloc said.
• The new measures bring the total number of listings under the EU sanctions regime linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine to nearly 4,600.
• The chemical-weapons sanctions apply to 31 individuals and six entities, which are subject to asset freezes and, in the case of listed individuals, travel bans to the EU.

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The European Union on Monday adopted its largest-ever round of sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex, adding 1,569 individuals and entities to its sanctions list, the bloc said.

The new listings target 826 Russian companies and 743 individuals serving as their chief executives, according to the EU Council. More than half are linked to the production chain for ballistic missiles, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.