Overview
- The Foreign Ministry said on October 31 it widened its stop list in direct response to the EU measures adopted on October 23.
- Those barred include security officials, staff of government agencies and commercial firms, civil activists, academics, MEPs and national lawmakers tied by Moscow to support for Ukraine or sanctions policy.
- Russia characterized the EU’s unilateral sanctions as illegal under international law and stated the steps will not alter its policy.
- Moscow notes it has announced retaliatory measures against EU representatives 11 times since 2022 and typically does not publish full name lists or counts.
- The EU’s 19th package phases in an LNG import ban and adds sanctions on 117 more shadow‑fleet tankers, with another round of EU sanctions reported as expected.