EU blacklists 218 targets in largest Russia sanctions package in four years, EU's Kallas says

BRUSSELS: The European Union's latest sanctions package against Russia is its largest in four years, targeting 218 individuals and entities, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday.

In a post on social media platform X, Kallas said the measures hit more than 100 banks and cryptocurrency operators, over 40 vessels from Russia's so-called shadow fleet, as well as several oil refineries.

The package also adds more than 50 military-industrial entities to the sanctions list, including key actors involved in producing Russia's long-range drones, she said.