- Country
- Russia
- Iran
- Sudan
- Publication type
- Sanctions updates
- Thematic area
- Media & communications
- Military, security & sensitive goods
- Technology & telecommunications
- Implementation & enforcement
- Sanctions compliance & due diligence
On 29 January 2026, the EU Council announced new measures on individuals and entities in Russia, Iran, and Sudan.
In Russia, the new measures are in light of Russia’s continued hybrid activities, in particular Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) against the EU and its member states and partners.
In Iran, the restrictive measures are related to serious human rights violations in Iran and Iran’s continued military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
And in Sudan, seven individuals were sanctioned in view of the continued grave situation in Sudan, the dramatic escalation of violence causing irreparable costs to human life in Darfur and throughout the country, as well as violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
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