#32026R0647Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/647 of 16 March 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
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This implementing regulation adds four natural persons to the EU sanctions list under Regulation (EU) 2024/2642. The individuals sanctioned are Russian journalist and propagandist Sergey Aleksandrovich Klyuchenkov (alias Sergey Mardan), Lithuanian-Russian TV presenter Ernest Gedrevich Mackevicius, British pro-Russian blogger Graham Williams Phillips, and French-Russian media figure Adrien Bocquet. All four are designated for actively spreading Russian state propaganda and disinformation regarding the war against Ukraine, supporting Russian military actions, and promoting narratives that undermine Ukrainian sovereignty and EU stability. The measure enters into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal.
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Key Changes
- Addition of 4 natural persons (entries 66-69) to Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2024/2642
- Sergey Klyuchenkov listed on 16.3.2026 for spreading propaganda and calling for occupation of Baltic states
- Ernest Mackevicius listed on 16.3.2026 for hosting flagship Russian state TV news programme
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Obligations
What this law requires
Freeze all funds and economic resources belonging to Sergey Aleksandrovich Klyuchenkov (a.k.a. Sergey Mardan, Sergey Leleka), Ernest Gedrevich Mackevicius, Graham Williams Phillips, and Adrien Bocquet
Prohibit making funds, economic resources, or financial services available to the four designated natural persons
Implement the amendments to Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 adding the four named individuals to the EU sanctions list
Apply restrictive measures contained in Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 to the four designated natural persons as of 16 March 2026
Deny entry or transit to the territory of the European Union to the four designated natural persons