#32026R1055EU adds 16 people and 7 entities to Ukraine-related Russia sanctions list
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This regulation adds 16 individuals and 7 entities to the EU sanctions list linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The listed people and organisations are accused of supporting or carrying out the deportation, forced transfer, forced assimilation, ideological indoctrination, or military-style education of Ukrainian children from occupied territories. EU businesses, banks, insurers, logistics providers, charities, schools, and public bodies must screen against the new names immediately. Listed parties are subject to EU asset freezes, and EU operators must not make funds or economic resources available to them, directly or indirectly.
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Key Changes
- Adds 16 individuals to the EU asset-freeze sanctions list under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
- Adds 7 entities, including children’s centres and military-patriotic training organisations, to the same sanctions list.
- Targets people and organisations linked to the forced transfer, assimilation, indoctrination, or militarised education of Ukrainian minors from occupied territories.
Obligations
What this law requires
EU operators must treat the 16 newly listed individuals and 7 newly listed entities in the Annex as persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 from 11 May 2026.
EU operators must screen customers, counterparties, beneficiaries, vendors, staff, students, donors, and other relevant parties against the newly added persons and entities listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
EU operators must freeze funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held, or controlled by the newly listed persons and entities added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
EU operators must not make funds or economic resources available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any person or entity newly added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 by this Regulation.
EU entities must update sanctions compliance controls, watchlists, onboarding checks, payment screening, and transaction monitoring to reflect the additions made to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.