In brief

• EU ambassadors provisionally agreed to list 145 individuals and entities over Russia's war against Ukraine, cyberattacks and hybrid activity.
• The package includes 50 Russian banks and companies supporting Russia's shadow fleet.
• Foreign ministers are due to give final approval at the Council meeting on 16 November.

Ambassadors reach provisional deal

Ambassadors of the European Union member states, meeting in the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) on 11 November, provisionally agreed to add 145 individuals and legal entities to the Russia sanctions lists. The names are tied to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, cyberattacks and hybrid activities (Посли ЄС погодили нові санкції проти Росії, у списку – 50 російських банків – Українська правда) (В Евросоюзе согласовали новые санкции против РФ – Reform.news).

Who is targeted

According to a diplomat familiar with the outcome of the meeting, 12 individuals and 101 legal entities will be listed under the regime covering actions that undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence. Fifty of those entities are Russian banks. Companies that support the activity of Russia's shadow fleet will also be sanctioned. Reports add that the package reaches firms in other countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Oman and the Seychelles.

Hybrid and cyber listings

Thirty individuals and one legal entity will be added under the EU's sanctions regime on Russian hybrid activity. A separate legal entity will be listed under the EU regime on cyberattacks.

When it takes effect

The Council of the EU for Foreign Affairs is due to formally adopt the lists at its meeting in Brussels on Monday, 16 November. Until that vote, the names remain provisional.

Context

The new package follows a larger expansion approved on 12 October, when the EU added nearly 1,600 individuals and entities to its personal sanctions lists against Russia. On 22 September the Council extended restrictive measures against people responsible for undermining or threatening Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence for another 36 months.