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Posted on September 19, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe EU's 19th sanctions package against Russia includes bans on LNG imports, financial transactions, and export restrictions, targeting key sectors amid the Ukraine conflict.
By Julia Payne
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia on Thursday over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package includes a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, sanctions on Central Asian banks, Chinese refineries and Russia's shadow fleet network.
Here are the details:
ENERGY MEASURES
* Import ban on short-term LNG contracts within six monthsfrom package adoption and long-term by January 1, 2027 * Lists 117 more vessels in Moscow's shadow fleet, bringingtotal to 557 * Lists false flags registries on behalf of Aruba, Curacaoand Sint-Maarten and Litasco Middle East DMCC * Ban on reinsuring listed vessels and reinsurance for usedRussian aircraft * Tightens existing transaction ban on two major Russianstate-owned oil producers: Rosneft and Gazpromneft * Lists two Chinese refineries and one trader: LiaoyangPetrochemical, Shandong Yulong Petrochemical and Chinaoil, theHong Kong trading arm of PetroChinaFINANCIAL MEASURES
* Transaction ban on five more Russian banks and five banksin Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan * Transaction ban on the cryptocurrency A7A5 and two relatedKyrgyz crypto firms Old Vector and Grinex * Restrictions on the Russian credit card system (MIR) andfast payments system (SBP)EXPORT BANS * Tighter export restrictions with regard to dual-usegoodson an additional 45 companies, of which 17 are in thirdcountries - China, Thailand and India * Bans on chemicals, metal components, salts and ores usefulto Russia's military * Access ban on high-tech EU services including geospatialinformation, AI and high-performance computingOTHER MEASURES
* Lists 11 new individuals for their role in the abduction,forced assimilation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children,which brings the total to 102 people and entities * Russian diplomats will be obliged to inform in advance therelevant EU member state when travelling beyond their country ofaccreditation * Ban on new investments in certain Special Economic Zonesin Russia relevant for the war effort. Ban will extend toexisting contracts for Alabuga and Technopolis Moscow * Lists Ilya Sorokin, known as Dr. Evil, for allegedlytorturing prisoners of war in a penal colony in Mordovia.(Reporting by Julia Payne; Editing by Alex Richardson)
The European Commission adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia due to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The package includes energy measures, financial measures, and other unspecified measures aimed at countering Russia's actions.
The article was reported by Julia Payne and edited by Alex Richardson.
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