The Council of the European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia until July 2027

The Council of the European Union has extended economic sanctions against the Russian Federation for actions that destabilize the situation in Ukraine for another year—until July 31, 2027. The decision was adopted following the European Council meeting on June 18–19, 2026, where EU leaders agreed to extend the restrictions for twelve months. 

These economic measures, introduced in 2014, were significantly expanded in February 2022 in response to Russia’s unprovoked, unjustified, and illegal military aggression against Ukraine. 

The current restrictions cover key sectors such as trade, finance, energy, and dual-use technologies. Specifically, they include a ban on imports of crude oil and petroleum products from the Russian Federation to the EU, restrictions on transactions for a number of financial institutions and crypto service providers, as well as the suspension of broadcasts by several Kremlin-backed disinformation outlets. The Council of the EU emphasized that it is prepared to take additional measures as long as the Russian Federation continues to violate international law.

This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine.

As a reminder, at the summit in Brussels on June 18, the European Union decided for the first time to extend sanctions against Russia not for the standard six months, but for a full year. In doing so, the EU is departing from its previous practice of regularly reviewing sanctions every six months.

The EU Council is expected to officially approve the new sanctions package in the coming weeks, according to Deutsche Welle.