The EU Has Approved The Largest Expansion Of Its Sanctions List Against Russia
- 12.10.2026, 13:19
More than 1,600 new items.
At a meeting in Luxembourg, the foreign ministers of the European Union approved the addition to the sanctions lists of nearly 1,600 new items linked to the Russian military-industrial complex. This was reported on October 12 reported the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas. According to her, more than half of them are related to the ballistic missile production chain.
“This is the most extensive expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started the war. Europe is once again demonstrating a united front,” Kallas wrote on social media platform X. She added that, in doing so, the EU is significantly hindering, slowing down, and increasing the cost of producing the weapons Russia uses to kill Ukrainians.
Thus, the EU Council approved the agreement reached by representatives of EU member states on October 7. Formally, this is not another sanctions package, as the decision does not provide for new sectoral restrictions against the Russian economy.
A total of 1,646 individuals and organizations will be subject to the restrictions. Currently, there are about 3,000 individuals and entities subject to sanctions for violating Ukraine’s territorial integrity; in other words, with this single decision, the EU will increase that number by more than half. The main list includes 1,569 individuals and legal entities: 743 individuals and 826 organizations. They are primarily associated with the Russian military-industrial complex.
According to sources “Deutsche Welle” in EU diplomatic circles, no high-profile Russian oligarchs are expected to appear on the new list. According to Reuters, more than half of the new individuals on the list are involved in the production of ballistic missiles, including the “Iskander-M” systems. Specifically, this includes developers and manufacturers of missiles, rocket engines, and solid propellants; producers of specialized materials and drones; as well as companies that service submarines.