The European Union announces the 19th package of sanctions against Russia: new restrictions in the energy sector
The President of the European Commission announced the 19th package of sanctions against Russia, including, m.in a ban on Russian LNG imports, new restrictions on energy and financial companies, and measures aimed at circumventing sanctions. The price cap on Russian oil is lowered from $60 to $47.7 per barrel. 118 tankers from the shadow fleet have been added to the blacklist; The total number of sanctioned vessels already exceeds 560. A complete ban on transactions with the state-owned companies Rosneft and Gazprom Neft has been introduced, and the assets of other energy companies will also be frozen. The EU will also prosecute people who buy oil from Russia in violation of sanctions. Referring to the purchases of oil and gas from Russia by EU countries, which Donald Trump demanded to be banned, the President of the European Commission promised to stop them, but did not specify specific measures or deadlines. The package also includes sanctions on Russian banks and related financial institutions, includes bans on cryptocurrencies linked to Russian payment systems, and export restrictions on military-grade goods and technologies relevant to arms production. The sanctions also apply to companies in third countries, m.in China, that support the Russian military industry or circumvent existing sanctions. The aim of the package is to further weaken the financing of the war waged by Russia and reduce Russia's ability to conduct aggression.
EU: Align EU restrictive measures against the conflict in Ukraine
EU Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894 concerning restrictive measures against actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine has been published. The Regulation updates Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 by updating the information on 142 persons and 134 entities and deleting the entries on deceased persons. Source: European Commission
EU Commission proposes Israel & Hamas sanctions and trade suspension
The EU Commission has proposed the imposition of sanctions on Israel & Hamas and the suspension of EU-Israel trade agreement provisions. This proposal follows a review that found Israel in breach of Article 2 of the Association Agreement, which entitles the EU to suspend the agreement unilaterally. The proposal also includes sanctions on Hamas, extremist ministers, and violent settlers. The EC plans to halt bilateral support to Israel, except for civil society and Yad Vashem, impacting allocations from 2025 to 2027 and ongoing projects. The suspension means that imports from Israel would lose their preferential access to the EU market.
United Kingdom: Update to the UK Sanctions List
UK Government has sanctioned the following 2 entities, 2 individuals, and 2 ships under the Russia Sanctions Regime.
Entities designated:
Individuals designated:
Ships specified:
UK Government has revoked the designation of the following individual under the Russia Sanctions Regime.
Individual Delisted:
| Name | Unique ID | OFSI ID |
| Tatiana Evtushenkova | RUS1822 | 15880 |
UK Government has varied the designation of the following individual under the Russia Sanctions Regime.
Individual varied:
| Name | Unique ID | OFSI ID |
| Yuri Olegovich Denisov | RUS2124 | 16507 |