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#32026R1362EU adds Navalny-related Russian individuals and entity to sanctions list

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This regulation adds one entity and 15 Russian individuals to the EU sanctions list over their alleged role in the persecution, poisoning and death of Alexei Navalny. The measure follows claims by several European governments that Navalny was poisoned with epibatidine, despite Russia’s claim that he died of natural causes. EU businesses, banks and compliance teams must screen against the updated list and avoid making funds or economic resources available to the newly listed parties. The rules apply directly across all EU Member States from publication.

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Key Changes

  • Adds one entity and 15 Russian individuals to Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.
  • Targets persons linked to the alleged persecution, poisoning and death of Alexei Navalny.
  • Requires EU operators to apply sanctions controls to the newly listed parties from the publication date.

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

EU operators must apply the restrictive measures under Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 to the one entity and 15 natural persons newly added to Annex IV by Regulation (EU) 2026/1362.

EU businessesEU financial institutionsEU sanctions compliance teams
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
prohibition
critical

EU businesses and banks must not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to the newly listed natural persons and entity added to Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.

EU businessesEU banksEU financial institutions
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
prohibition
high

EU compliance teams must update sanctions screening controls to include the newly listed Annex IV parties, including Vasily Anatolevich Kalashnikov and the other listed persons and entity added by this regulation.

EU sanctions compliance teamsEU businessesEU banks
From the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
operational

Affected Parties

EU banks and financial institutionsEU companies with sanctions-screening obligations+2 more…

Tags

EU sanctions,Russia,Alexei Navalny…