EU envoys agree sanctions on 145 Russia-linked targets

European Union ambassadors have agreed new sanctions listings on 145 people and entities tied to Russia, including 50 Russian banks, energy companies and shadow fleet enablers, with foreign ministers expected to adopt the lists on Monday.

Why it matters: The round widens the transaction perimeter around Russian banks and the tanker network that moves Russian oil past Western caps, and it adds listings for hybrid attacks in Europe, which extends the sanctions tool from the war economy to sabotage and manipulation inside the bloc.

Data as of Reuters report of November 11, 2026, read in full in its Global Banking and Finance Review carrying, citing EU diplomats; Bloomberg's report of November 12, 2026 corroborated the banking, energy and tanker scope in the portion readable before its paywall, and EU Today reported French Europe minister Benjamin Haddad confirming formal approval is expected on Monday November 16. The listings are agreed by ambassadors but not yet adopted or in force. Developing item.

European Union ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to add 145 people and entities to the bloc’s Russia sanctions lists, Reuters reported, citing EU diplomats. Of the listings, 113 fall under the main regime for actions undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity and include 50 Russian banks, enablers of the shadow fleet that moves Russian oil, energy companies and additional Russian business leaders. A further 31 listings fall under the regime for hybrid activities and foreign manipulation, and one under the cyberattacks framework.

The hybrid listings respond in part to an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport in Germany, which Berlin has blamed on Moscow, one diplomat said; Russia has repeatedly denied involvement in hybrid warfare or sabotage in NATO countries. Foreign ministers are expected to adopt the lists on Monday, after which they take effect on publication in the EU’s Official Journal. Finance commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque told the European Parliament on Thursday that the listings cover Russian oil refineries and the shadow fleet ecosystem, and that a 22nd sanctions package is being finalised.

EU envoys agree sanctions on 145 Russia-linked targets

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