News item | 18-07-2025 | 15:20
On July 18, 2025, the European Union (EU) accepted a new sanction package against Russia. The sanctions are directed against Russian oil income, benches and the Russian shadow fleet.
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EU: Sanctions against Russia
The EU has established sanctions against Russia for the illegal invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions remain necessary to further increase the pressure on Russia. Also this week Russia bombed innocent civilians in Ukraine. Sanctions make it more difficult for Russia to continue to pay for war.
The new sanctions in short
55 new people and companies on the sanction list
The EU has added another 14 people and 41 companies to the sanction list, which are responsible for undermining or threatening the independence and national borders of Ukraine. Or helping Russia in circumventing sanctions. With this, more than 2,500 people and companies are now on the sanction list.
Sanctions against Russian energy income
With the new sanction package, the EU is committed to reducing Russian income on energy. For example, by further lowering the price ceiling for oil. Oil export still represents a third of the income from the Russian government.
The EU also sets a ban on all transactions with or for Nord Stream 1 & 2. The goal is that these pipelines will never be put into use again. With this, EU countries show that there is no future for Russian fossil fuels in the EU.
Measures against the Russian shadow fleet
The EU imposes extra sanctions against another 105 ships from the Russian shadow fleet. These ships are involved in the circumvention of the oil ceiling or the transport of military goods or stolen Ukrainian grain. With the sanctions, the ships no longer have access to European ports and services. This prohibition now applies to 444 ships. With these sanctions we touch the Russian war chest and protect our coasts.
Sanctions against another 22 banks
The EU has also imposed new sanctions against another 22 Russian banks. These banks are closed from international payment transactions. In addition, the EU makes it easier to introduce sanctions against financial institutions in other countries that help Russia with the aggression war against Ukraine by circumventing sanctions.
Sanctions against the Russian National Investment Fund
The EU draws up a transaction ban against the Russian National Investment Fund and various projects in which this fund is investing. The purpose of sanctions against the Russian National Investment Fund is to inhibit Russian economic growth in the long term. This makes it extra difficult for Russia to continue to pay for the war.
Do the sanctions against Russia have an effect?
The sanctions against Russia touch the Russian treasury. Among other things, € 300 billion from the Russian Central Bank is blocked in the EU and G7 countries. More than € 21 billion in private credits is frozen. And Russia misses around € 91 billion in exports to the EU. Money that Russia cannot use to wage war. Also read the article: Work sanctions?
Export restrictions also ensure that Russia has less and less access to high -quality technology, such as aircraft parts and computer chips.
Permanent deployment of European Union
The European Union continues to be committed to supporting Ukraine in the right to self -defense against Russian aggression. And to build a peaceful, democratic and prosperous future. A Complete overview of the sanctions Can be found on the Sanction page of the EU. See also the EU timeline of sanctions against Russia.