EU 22nd sanctions package
EU's 22nd package of sanctions against Russia, adopted October 2026.
EU foreign ministers adopted the 22nd Russia sanctions package in Luxembourg on 12 October 2026, adding nearly 1,600 listings aimed at Russia's military-industrial complex, three days after Washington licensed Russian diesel.
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Timeline for EU 22nd sanctions package
Added nearly 1,600 listings against Russian targets
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: EU ministers adopt 22nd Russia packageBackground
The EU 22nd sanctions package is the round of European Union sanctions against Russia that foreign ministers adopted in Luxembourg on 12 October 2026. Kaja Kallas, the EU's Foreign Policy chief, said it added nearly 1,600 listings aimed at Russia's military-industrial complex.
Listings freeze assets and impose travel bans. TASS reported that the package carries no significant new trade or economic restrictions, which makes it a package of names rather than of sectoral curbs. Among the names are 77 people elected to the State Duma from occupied Ukrainian territory.
The package followed the 21st, adopted in July 2026, and landed days after the United States licensed Russian diesel imports. Kallas had written on 10 October that Europe would not ease pressure on Russia, and the adoption two days later was the bloc's answer.
Listings dominate the 22nd package
The 22nd package is built almost entirely from names. EU ambassadors approved 743 individuals and 826 entities on 7 October, Kyiv Post reported, plus 77 people "purportedly elected" to the State Duma from occupied Ukrainian territory, 1,646 in all. Foreign ministers adopted it on 12 October.
Each listing carries an asset freeze and a travel ban. TASS called it the largest package by listings since the invasion, with no significant new trade restrictions. It follows the 21st package, adopted in July 2026, and came three weeks after the Council renewed the individual sanctions regime for 36 months, a deal that cost the delisting of Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.
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