The 19th package of sanctions, issued by the EU on October 23, 2025, includes an import ban on LNG from Russia for long-term contracts starting January 2027.

Following Slovakia's concession, representatives of all EU member states agreed on July 18, 2025, on new measures against Russia.

The European Union's 17th sanctions package against Russia, adopted on May 20, 2025, aims to further limit revenues from Russian energy exports and restrict access to goods and technologies with military application potential.

On 19 February 2025, the EU adopted its 16th sanctions package against Russia. It came into effect on 24 February, the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and focuses on stricter measures against the Russian 'shadow fleet'. 

On 16 December 2024, the European Union adopted its 15th package of sanctions against Russia, specifically targeting Russia's "shadow fleet"—vessels operating under foreign flags that Russia uses to circumvent Western punitive measures. 

On 24 June 2024, the EU adopted the 14th sanctions package against Russia, introducing far-reaching restrictions. The measures aim to further weaken Russia's economy and prevent the circumvention of sanctions. Changes have been made to the "No-Russia-Clause", new requirements for Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), and an extended list of sanctions.

On the second anniversary of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, the measures of the EU's 13th sanctions package have come into effect. These include further restrictions on Russia’s access to military technology and weapons.The sanctions particularly target the production of missiles, drones, air defence systems, military vehicles, and high-tech components for weapons such as electronic transformers, power converters, inductive coils, aluminium capacitors usable for military purposes, and other types of military equipment.

On 18 December 2023, the EU states agreed on a twelfth sanctions package against Russia. In addition to further import and export bans, it is particularly aimed at preventing circumvention of existing sanctions.

The European Union has introduced a new sanctions package targeting Russia, focusing on preventing circumvention of existing measures and expanding restrictions to intellectual property rights.

On the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, February 24th, the European Council adopted a tenth sanctions package against Russia, aimed at further pressuring the responsible entities. The new regulations are in addition to the previous bans.

Once again, measures against persons and organisations as well as economic sanctions were passed.

Essentially, the new package includes the following core points:

• An additional 87 persons and 34 organisations are subject to individual sanctions, freezing their assets in the EU. Furthermore, they are banned from entering the EU. Among those affected are Federation Council and Duma members, senior representatives of government, military and the Russian as well as Iranian arms industries, or individuals responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian children to Russia.
• The rules for trade with Russia were further tightened. In addition to expanding export restrictions for dual-use and advanced-tech goods and the aviation embargo, there is now a transit ban for dual-use goods to third countries via Russian territory. New import bans on bitumen, asphalt, carbon and synthetic rubber – products that generate substantial revenues for Russia – have also been imposed.
• Additional sanctions also target the financial sector and Russian media. Moreover, Russian nationals and residents are prohibited from holding positions in governing bodies of critical infrastructure entities within the EU and from being allocated gas storage capacities within the EU.

Details of these and other measures can be found in the European Commission's press release. Questions and answers are available in English on the European Commission's website. The regulation was published on February 25th in the Official Journal of the EU. Additionally, the Federal Government provides a good summary of the new sanctions package and previous decisions on its website (only available in German).

The EU Member States agreed on the ninth sanctions package against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, which was issued on 16 December, 2022. The new rules have now come into effect, supplementing the previous bans. 

The EU has initiated its 8th sanctions package against Russia on 6 October, 2023, including substantial trade restrictions and new additions to the sanctions list, alongside measures setting the legal framework for an oil price cap.

Financial sanctions, export bans, import restrictions, as well as service bans and airspace closures: In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Western world is significantly expanding its sanctions against the Russian Federation. The current status quo.

President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented the 6th sanctions package of the EU on May 4, 2022. Among other measures, the package includes an oil embargo and the exclusion of Sberbank from the SWIFT system. Furthermore, new penalty provisions for breaches of sanctions in the financial sector came into force in Germany on May 2 2022. 

The sanctions package outlines the following: 

• An import ban on Russian crude oil. The import of Russian crude oil is to be phased out in six months, and the import of refinery products by the end of 2022. Exceptions to the oil embargo are planned for Slovakia and Hungary.
• The exclusion of Sberbank, the Credit Bank of Moscow, and the Russian Agricultural Bank from the SWIFT system.
• An export ban on accounting, consulting, and "spin doctor" services.
• Listing of senior military officers responsible for war crimes in Buka or the siege of Mariupol.
• Banning of broadcasting frequencies for three state-owned Russian television networks.

The oil embargo would lead to further increases in energy prices for companies. The 27 EU member states still need to adopt the sanctions package.

In early May, additional penalty provisions for violations of EU sanctions came into force in Germany. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action has revised the Foreign Trade Ordinance and complemented the penalty provisions. Specifically, new penalty provisions for the financial sector have been introduced. The conduct of prohibited deposit or stock transactions for Russian individuals can result in a fine of up to EUR 500,000.

The EU introduced new sanctions against Russia in early April 2022. These include banning energy imports from Russia for the first time.

In light of the ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, the EU adopted a new sanctions package on 9 March 2022. This includes not only an extension of the sanctions list to Russian politicians and oligarchs but also new financial sanctions against Belarus. 

The now fourth package aims, in addition to expanding the sanctions list and import bans in the iron and steel sector, primarily at investment bans in the Russian energy sector.