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The European Union has proposed a 21st sanctions package against Russia that includes a visa ban on current and former Russian military personnel, as Brussels expands pressure on individuals and entities linked to Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the package is part of a broader push to increase economic and political pressure on Russia.

“We are depriving Russia of the means to fund its war,” Kallas wrote on X.

Package includes over 170 proposed sanctions listings across sectors

The sanctions package will target Russia’s financial, energy, and industrial sectors, with more than 170 proposed listings.

These include banks, weapons manufacturers, oil traders, refineries, and crypto-related services, as well as entities in third countries accused of helping Moscow bypass existing restrictions.

Energy measures include a temporary freeze of the Russian oil price cap mechanism, alongside new restrictions on LNG transactions and additional action against Russia’s shadow fleet, with 30 more vessels proposed for designation.

Officials said the aim is to further reduce Russia’s export revenues and disrupt maritime logistics networks used to move sanctioned energy products.

Brick by brick, we are collapsing the foundations of Russia's war economy.

Today, we are presenting our proposals for a 21st sanctions package against Russia.

This includes a temporary freeze of the Russian oil price cap and designations of institutions used by Moscow to…

— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) June 9, 2026

Measures expand to export controls and financial restrictions

The package also expands export controls on materials used in weapons production, including metals, alloys, and high-performance inputs, with companies in countries such as China, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, the UAE, and India included in the proposals.

Financial restrictions remain a central pillar, with expanded sanctions planned against banks and crypto platforms linked to sanctions evasion and war financing.

EU visa ban on Russian military personnel

The sanctions package includes a “comprehensive” visa ban proposal that would prohibit entry into the EU for current and former members of Russia’s armed forces, as well as “proxy groups,” marking an expansion of sanctions beyond economic measures to individuals linked to military operations.

“Europe’s door should not be open to Russia’s (ex-)combatants,” Kallas wrote.

Our sanctions are working.

They are weakening the economic foundations of Russia’s war effort.

Today we double down.

With a 21st package.

Covering energy, banks & crypto, trade including fisheries and visa for Russian soldiers ↓ https://t.co/fTIkATOSfN

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 9, 2026

Sanctions already cost Russia up to $1.5 trillion, EU says

The same day, Kallas told journalists that existing sanctions continue to intensify pressure on Moscow’s economy. Kallas noted that Western sanctions have already cost Russia an estimated $1.2 to $1.5 trillion, adding that “brick by brick, we are collapsing the foundations of Russia’s war economy.”

She said the aim remains to increase costs for Moscow across multiple sectors while maintaining unity among EU member states.

The package requires unanimous approval from EU member states before it can take effect.

The Verkhovna Rada failed to gather enough votes for some bills demanded by the EU and the IMF, and one bill necessary for European integration was passed but was lambasted by experts as "imitation" rather than genuine progress.

Michael Krautzberger, diretor de Investimento Global de Mercados Públicos, Allianz GI, antecipou, numa nota de análise, que o BCE deve subir a taxa de juro diretora em 25 pontos-base, para os 2,25%, em linha com as orientações que tem dado desde março.

“A restrição monetária continua a justificar-se: uma sucessão de choques na oferta mantém a inflação acima do objetivo, e o BCE está empenhado em evitar a repetição do cenário pós-Covid, em que o atraso na adoção de medidas acabou por exigir aumentos de juros mais agressivos”, explicou.

O analista sinalizou ainda que é provável que a presidente do BCE, Christine Lagarde, mantenha a porta aberta a subidas adicionais, com um aumento final de 25 pontos-base em setembro, enquanto em julho a possibilidade de uma subida dependa de uma deterioração adicional significativa das perspetivas de inflação.

Para Martin Wolburg, o aumento da taxa de juro em junho “serviria principalmente para preservar a credibilidade anti-inflacionista do BCE e ajudar a ancorar as expectativas”.

Ainda assim, com as esperanças de um acordo de paz no conflito com o Irão a dissiparem-se novamente e os riscos de estagflação a manterem-se elevados, “é provável que a presidente Lagarde queira manter a porta aberta para um maior aperto monetário, se necessário”, notou.

Man kann die Politik der Bundesregierung nur als selbstmörderisch bezeichnen, denn angesichts der Energiekrise und der explodierten Energiepreise, die unbestritten zur Deindustrialisierung Deutschlands führen, und der hinzu kommenden Probleme mit der Straße von Hormus weigert sich die Bundesregierung weiterhin, der deutschen Industrie zu helfen, indem sie Lieferungen von billigem russischem Gas durch die noch bestehende […]