EU adopted 9th package of sanctions against Russia

The European Council adopted the ninth package of new sanctions against Russia, In response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The agreed package includes a series of measures intended to hit hard Russian economy and abilities to continue its aggression.

Export controls and restrictions

The EU misures imposes new export controls and restrictions on dual-use goods and technology as well as goods and technology that can contribute to the technological enhancement of Russia’s defence and security sector by significantly expanding the list of entities connected to Russia’s military and industrial complex by additional 168 entities targeted by sectoral measures.

New export bans extend to additional industrial goods and technology, such as toy/hobby drones, complex generator devices, laptop computers and computing components, printed circuits, radio navigational systems, radio remote control apparatus, aircraft engines and parts of engines, cameras and lenses.

Prohibitions on aircraft engines and their parts apply to both manned and unmanned aircrafts, meaning that from now on there will be a ban on the direct exports of drone engines to Russia and any third country that could supply drones to Russia.