Sanctions EU - Ukraine

Since March 2014, the EU has progressively imposed restrictive measures on Russia in response to:

• the illegal annexation of Crimea
• Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
• the illegal annexation of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions

The measures are designed to weaken Russia's economic base, depriving it of critical technologies and markets and significantly curtailing its ability to wage war.

EU restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine now apply to almost 1800 individuals and entities altogether. The list of sanctioned persons and entities is kept under constant review and is subject to periodic renewals by the Council.

Restrictive measures

Trade restrictions on goods and technology for use in transport, telecommunications, energy and the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources	Import restrictions on goods originating in Crimea and Sevastopol	Construction and engineering services	Services related to tourism activities	Freezing of funds	Travel ban

Import restrictions on goods originating in the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine	Participation and investment in real estate	Investment in and financing of companies

Trade sanctions: Restricted products and transactions

Goods and technology for use in transport, telecommunications, energy and the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources	Goods originating in the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine	Goods originating in Crimea and Sevastopol
There is a prohibition for export, technical assistance, brokering and financial assistance.  Some exceptions apply.	Import and financial assistance are prohibited. Some exceptions apply.	Import and financial assistance are prohibited. Some exceptions apply.

Financial sanctions: Listed persons & entities, restricted services

There are currently multiple persons on the list of people whose funds and economic resources are frozen.

Other sanctions

Other sanctions applicable on the view of the situation in Ukraine include:

- prohibition to provide construction or engineering services directly related to infrastructure in Crimea and Sevastopol;

- prohibition to acquire ownership of real estate located in Crimea and Sevastopol;

- prohibition to take investments or create joint ventures in Crimea and Sevastopol;

- prohibition to provide services directly related to tourism activities in Crimea or Sevastopol.

- a travel ban against natural persons responsible for, supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine, or which obstruct the work of international organisations in Ukraine.

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Legal texts

Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

Council Regulation (EU) 692/2014 of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

Council Decision 2022/266 of 23 February 2022 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal recognition, occupation or annexation by the Russian Federation of certain non-government controlled areas of Ukraine

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 of 23 February 2022 concerning restrictive measures 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

Related information

Human Rights Watch - Ukraine . Human Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world.