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EU Adopts 20th Sanctions Package Against Russia

Posted by Michael Gawollek on 4/29/26 5:00 PM

In a press release published on April 23, 2026, the European Council announced the adoption the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.

According to the Council, the new sanctions have “a strong anti-circumvention angle and include robust energy measures.” They also target financial services (including crypto), trade, and media “propaganda.” This sanction package also includes further measures against Belarus.

Highlights of the package include:

  • Measures against the Russian energy sector involving crude oil, petroleum, LNG, as well as related infrastructure such as the shadow fleet.
  • Further restrictions on the banking and crypto sectors.
  • Additional export restrictions focusing on rubber, explosives, laboratory glassware, lubricants, as well as tractors.
  • Additional import restrictions on certain industrial chemicals, metals, and minerals.
  • Restrictions on certain exports of machine tools and telecommunication equipment to the Kyrgyz Republic, as part of the anti-circumvention tool.
  • New entities in Russia as well as China, UAE, Türkiye, and Thailand have been added to the sanctions list.

Read the full EU press release here:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_869

Link to the new Russia regulation amending (EU) No 833/2014:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/506

Link to the new Russia regulation amending (EU) No 269/2014:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/511

Link to the new Belarus regulation amending (EU) No 765/2006:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/513

Topics: Sanctions, EU, Russia

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