EU Adopts 13th Sanctions Package on Russia

The EU announced its 13th sanctions package on Russia last week to mark two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, imposing designations against another 194 people and companies while expanding the list of advanced technology items that Russia is seeking for its defense and technology sectors.

The individual sanctions on Russia now exceed 2,000, the commission noted. The new additions include 140 people and companies with ties to the Russian military-industrial complex, 10 people and entities linked to North Korea's armament of Russia, a Russian logistics company, six judges and 10 officials in the occupied Ukrainian territories, and 15 people and two entities linked to the forced transfer of Ukrainian children.

The EU also listed 17 Russian companies that develop, produce and supply electronic inputs for drone production, along with 10 foreign companies also supplying these components. The foreign companies are registered in China, Kazakhstan, India, Serbia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

The bloc also said it introduced new export restrictions to target drone parts, including electric transformers, static converters and inductors found in drones, and aluminum capacitors. The U.K. was also added to the EU's list of partner countries that match the EU's import control measures on iron and steel.

The EU is "further tightening the restrictive measures against Russia’s military and defence sector, targeting further entities in third countries who supply equipment as well as those responsible for the illegal deportation and military re-education of Ukrainian children," said Josep Borrell, the EU's top trade official. "We remain united in our determination to dent Russia’s war machine and help Ukraine win its legitimate fight for self-defense and restore its independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty."