EU renews Iran sanctions over drones sent to Russia; Ukraine and 8 others join in
The EU Council renewed its sanctions on Iran, which were imposed over Iran sending attack drones and missile parts to Russia for the war in Ukraine.
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Austria breaks up ring smuggling Western parts into Russian missiles
Austrian investigators say they dismantled a network that sent Western-made components to Russia for use in cruise missiles and fighter jets, dodging European Union sanctions.
EU freezes assets, bans travel for 5 more Russians over strikes on Ukraine
The European Union has added five more people to its sanctions list over Russia's renewed missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
EU plans to sanction over 1,600 Russian-linked companies at once
The European Union is preparing its biggest single sanctions move yet: blacklisting more than 1,600 companies accused of helping Russia's war effort, a 50 percent jump in the number of firms already under EU sanctions.
EU weighs smaller Russia sanctions batches to curb one country's bargaining power
The European Union is thinking about changing how it punishes Russia over the war in Ukraine.
EU adds Iranian judges and a cyber figure to its human-rights sanctions list
The EU has listed several Iranian judges and a leading cyber-group figure over the persecution of dissidents and religious minorities. Here is how the listing works and what it binds.
EU ambassadors deadlock on Israeli settlement sanctions — no option can find a majority
With no option drawing a majority, EU ambassadors are deadlocked on sanctioning Israeli settlements — exposing how common foreign policy stalls once a national move forces the question to Brussels.
EU ambassadors clear the 21st Russia sanctions package — after buying off Greece's veto
The package advanced only after Greece dropped its veto in exchange for keeping its tankers in the Russian LNG trade to non-EU buyers. Here is who agreed, how the unanimity rule forced the concession, and what actually binds.
One Vote, One Package: Bulgaria's Kirill Veto and the Two Speeds of EU Sanctions
Sofia's single objection to blacklisting Patriarch Kirill still holds the entire 21st sanctions package hostage to EU unanimity rules. Meanwhile, two separate legal acts — targeting cyberattacks and the torture of Ukrainian POWs — have gone through on qualified majority, exposing the two-speed machinery of EU sanctions.
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Bulgaria's Kirill Veto Sinks the EU's 21st Russia Package Again — But the Blacklistings Keep Coming
For the second time, Sofia's objection to blacklisting Patriarch Kirill has blocked the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia — but narrower designations targeting VK, its Max messenger app and the elite Turla hacking unit are moving anyway.
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EU and UK Sanction 33 FSB-Linked Cyber Targets; Moscow Vows an 'Appropriate Response'
Brussels and London jointly blacklisted 33 Russia-linked cyber targets tied to FSB operations, drawing a NATO condemnation and a Russian threat of retaliation. The move lands while the EU's broader 21st package remains hostage to internal bargaining — evidenced by Bulgaria's confirmed removal of Patriarch Kirill.
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Paris Rallies Air Defence for Ukraine, But Sanctions and NATO Guarantees Still Lag
A Paris summit of Ukraine's allies promised more air-defence help on Monday, but the gathering exposed a widening gap between wartime rhetoric and delivered capability, with the EU's 21st sanctions package still unagreed and NATO's Ankara summit offering warnings rather than resolution.