Overview
- - The Council of the EU on February 23 imposed restrictive measures on eight individuals for serious human-rights violations, repression of civil society and opposition, and undermining the rule of law in Russia.
- - Those listed include two judges, a prosecutor, an investigator, and leaders of penal colonies and a pre-trial detention facility tied to politically motivated cases.
- - The designations cite verdicts against activists Dmitry Skurihin and Oleg Belousov and the inhumane detention of political prisoners Alexey Gorinov, Pavlo Kushnir, Mykhailo Kriger and journalist Maria Ponomarenko.
- - Sanctioned individuals face asset freezes, a prohibition on EU persons and companies providing funds, and entry and transit bans within the EU.
- - Separately, Decision CFSP 2022/266 was prolonged to February 24, 2027, with Article 10 updated accordingly following publication in the Official Journal, taking effect the day after publication.