The paintings, valued at around Hr 26.3 million (approximately $586,000), have since been unlawfully listed in the Russian Culture Ministry's register of museum valuables.
The latest sanctions package will target 162 individuals, entities, and vessels related to Russia's shadow fleet, its energy revenues, and its defense, industrial, and disinformation sectors.
The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Orthodox Christianity's oldest and most sacred monasteries, was among the targets in Russia's latest overnight attack on June 15.
Images of the religious site in flames sparked outrage and horror throughout Ukraine and the world.