EU Adds 81 People and Entities to Russia Sanctions List
@CBSNews reported the European Union added 34 individuals and 47 entities to its Russia sanctions list on Monday, June 15, 2026, targeting military supply chains, oil shipments, and alleged propagandists.
tass.comThe European Union imposed sanctions on more than 80 people and entities on Monday, June 15, 2026, including 34 individuals and 47 entities added to its Russia sanctions list. Georgiy Shevkunov, also known as Metropolitan Tikhon, was among those sanctioned. He serves as Metropolitan of Simferopol and Crimea and was named to that post in 2023.
The EU cited his role in spreading Russian propaganda and disinformation aimed at justifying the invasion of Ukraine. Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. In February 2025, Russia's FSB security service said it arrested two people after thwarting a Ukrainian-ordered plot to kill Metropolitan Tikhon.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the sanctions were approved to put more pressure on Russia to end the war. She stated that the measures strike at the heart of Russia's military-industrial complex, its shadow fleet, and the networks that fuel Moscow's hybrid attacks against Europe. Western sanctions have already cost Russia over $1 trillion, Kallas said.
She added that the bloc is collapsing the foundations of Russia's war economy brick by brick and that every measure shrinks Russia's room for maneuver. The sanctions target individuals and organizations involved in the manufacturing and supply of drones and other military equipment to Russian forces.
They also cover firms and people helping Russia fund its war through the shipment and export of oil, as well as alleged Russian propagandists including social media influencer Alexandra Jost.
Fifteen people, including judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials allegedly involved in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, were added to the list. The sanctions include asset freezes, travel bans and a prohibition on making funds available to those blacklisted.
The sanctions were announced on the same day Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, killing at least 11 people and sparking a blaze at one of the most important Orthodox monasteries in Ukraine.
