The European Union has adopted the 19th package of sanctions against Russia, said Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and chair of the Foreign Affairs Council.
“We have just adopted our 19th package of sanctions. It targets Russian energy, banks, crypto exchanges, and entities in China, among others. The EU is also regulating the movements of Russian diplomats to counter attempts at destabilisation. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Putin to finance his war. Every euro we deny Russia is one it cannot spend on war. The 19th package will not be the last,” stated Kaja Kallas.
According to the EU Council, the 19th package of sanctions adopted included:
- a ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU, starting in January 2027 for long-term contracts and for six months for short-term contracts;
- Litasco Middle East DMCC, Lukoil’s “key supplier of the shadow fleet” based in the United Arab Emirates;
- The developer of the A7A5 stablecoin, a cryptocurrency launched in Kyrgyzstan and linked to the Ossian ruble;
- 117 “shadow fleet” vessels and a ban on reinsurance of “shadow fleet” vessels;
- five Russian banks: Istina, Zemsky Bank, Absolut Bank, MTS Bank and Alfa-Bank;
- The EU prohibits its operators from interacting with the Russian National Payment Card System (Mir) and the Rapid Payment System (SBP);
- When traveling through the Schengen area outside the country of accreditation, Russian diplomats will be required to inform the relevant EU member State in advance;
- prohibition of European operators from providing services directly related to tourism activities in Russia;
- five new positions related to the Belarusian military-industrial complex and the Lukashenko regime;
- 45 organizations that directly support the Russian military-industrial complex, in particular, by circumventing export restrictions on numerical control machines (CNC), microelectronics, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other advanced technological products.
