Nearly 200 additional people and entities are targeted, including those who help Russia access prohibited components and technologies. The new package of measures will be adopted by Member States by Saturday, the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
“We must continue to degrade Putin’s war machine. With 2,000 registrations in total (of people and companies on the blacklists, Editor's note), we are maintaining high pressure on the Kremlin. We further reduce Russia's access to drones, underlined Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.