EU agrees on new sanctions package against Russia, media report
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European Union ambassadors have agreed on new sanctions against Russia, targeting 145 individuals and entities. The restrictions cover Russian banks, the shadow fleet, as well as individuals and entities involved in cyberattacks and disinformation, according to Reuters and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Rikard Jozwiak.
According to EU diplomats and journalist Rikard Jozwiak, the blacklists had been divided into three separate categories.
The largest number of targets — 113 individuals and entities — have been added to the main sanctions regime for undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity.
These include 12 individuals and 101 companies, among them 50 Russian banks, energy companies, service providers for Russia's shadow fleet and several business leaders.
The EU's list now contains around 4,500 entries in total.
Another 30 individuals and one entity were added to the blacklist over involvement in hybrid attacks and disinformation.
According to one diplomatic source, the restrictions were introduced in response to an attempted drone attack at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, which Berlin blamed on Moscow.
In addition, another entity was added to a separate EU sanctions list aimed at countering cyberattacks.
Earlier, on October 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree imposing sanctions on companies and individuals helping Russia produce ballistic missiles.
The Ukrainian restrictions also targeted suppliers of equipment and components for Russia's defense industry used in the production of drones, military aircraft, armored vehicles and missile systems.
