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On July 23, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia and parallel measures concerning Belarus. Across the two asset-freeze regimes, the package added 48 individuals and 170 entities. Beyond the new listings, the package also amends Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and the corresponding Belarus sectoral regime, introducing new transaction bans, trade controls and other restrictions. The new asset-freeze listings and amendments to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 took effect on July 23, 2026, and many of the principal sectoral amendments took effect on July 24, 2026, although several measures have later application dates.

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On April 23, 2026, the EU adopted its 20th sanctions package targeting Russia and Belarus in connection with the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

 The latest package significantly expands the EU’s restrictive measures across the energy, finance and crypto, trade, services and maritime and transport sectors, with a core focus on anti-circumvention and energy measures. A summary of the key updates follows.

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