Since March 2014, the EU has progressively imposed restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russia, initially in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and the deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine. On 23 February 2022, the EU expanded the sanctions in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk ‘oblasts’ of Ukraine, and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas. After 24 February 2022, in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, the EU massively expanded the sanctions. It added a significant number of individuals and organisations to the sanctions list, and adopted unprecedented measures with the aim of weakening Russia's economic base, depriving it of critical technologies and markets, and significantly curtailing its ability to wage war. Sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine - Finance

EU Sanctions against Russia - Overview

• Consolidated text of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (Russia)
• Consolidated text of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (Ukraine territorial integrity)

Timeline of EU Sanctions against Russia

• EU solidarity with Ukraine - timeline
• EU Sanctions against Russia; Bundeministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie

Die Sanktionen lassen sich in folgende Gruppen unterteilen:

• Sanctions on individuals, companies and organisations
• Visa measures
• Import and export bans
• Financial and business service measures
• Sanctions on energy
• Sanctions on transport
• Sanctions on dual-use goods

Individual sanction packages

• 21st package of sanctions: EU hits Russian energy, financial services and crypto hard - Consilium; published on 23 July, 2026; Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1848 of 23 July 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine including amendments of Article 5t for EuXFEL, FAIR and ESRF / Regulation - 2026/1848 - EN - EUR-Lex
• 20th package of sanctions; published on April 24, 2026; further information; Questions and answers on the 20th package of sanctions
•  19th package of sanctions; published on October 23, 2025; further information; Further information on the sanctions against Belarus
• 18th package of sanctions; published on July 18, 2025; further information; Questions and answers on the 18th package of sanctions
• 17th package of sanctions; published on May 20, 2025; further information
• 16th package of sanctions; published on February 24, 2025; Questions and answers on the 16th package of sanctions
• 15th package of sanctions; published on December 16, 2024
• 14th package of sanctions; published on June 24, 2024; further information; further information on the sanctions against Belarus; Questions and answers on the 14th package of sanctions 
• 13th package of sanctions; published on February 23, 2024; further information
• 12th package of sanctions; published on December 13, 2026; further information;  Questions and answers on the 12th package of sanctions
• 11th package of sanctions; published on June 23, 2023; further information;  Questions and answers on the 11th package of sanctions
• 10th package of sanctions; published on February 25, 2023; further information; Questions and answers on the 10th package of sanctions
• 9th package of sanctions; published on December 16, 2022; further information;  Questions and answers on the 9th package of sanctions
• 8th package of sanctions; published on October 6, 2022
• 7th package of sanctions; published on July 21, 2022
• 6th package of sanctions; published on June 3, 2022; further information; Questions and answers on the 6th package of sanctions
• 5th package of sanctions; published on April 8, 2022; further information;  Questions and answers to the 5th package of sanctions
• 4th package of sanctions; published on March 15, 2022; further information; Questions and answers on the 4th package of sanctions
• 3rd package of sanctions; published on March 2, 2022; further information 
• 2nd package of sanctions; published on February 25, 2022; further information
• 1st package of sanctions; published on February 23, 2022; furher information

Weitere Links finden Sie hier:

• Sanktionsumgehung - Aktuelles aus der strafrechtlichen Praxis der Sanktionen gegen Russland (only in German)
• Verhinderung von Sanktionsumgehung - BAFA​​​​​​​ (only in German)
• Duty of Everyone to Report Violations of Sanctions Against Russia
• Holding Russia accountable
• Making sanctions effective
• EU sanctions against Russia: questions and answers
• EU sanctions against Belarus
• FAQ