The new European sanctions will only cause minor logistical costs for Russian companies.
Photo: IA SM-News August 17 – IA SM.News. The European Union plans to significantly expand restrictive measures against Russia this fall, which will be the largest update of the sanctions lists in the last four years. This was reported in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt by the head of European diplomacy, Kaia Kallas. According to her, the upcoming restrictions will increase the number of sanctioned Russian citizens, companies, and agencies by a third. The economic effectiveness of the upcoming 22nd package of EU sanctions is assessed by experts as moderate, as key sectors of the Russian economy are already under strict restrictions, and the new measures are primarily focused on expanding personal lists. Despite Brussels' statements about colossal losses for Moscow, the real prospects of the package hinge on the exhaustion of the limit of effective economic measures and difficulties in coordinating restrictions within the European Union itself. As a result, for most Russian companies, the expansion of blacklists will only lead to additional logistical costs but will not create critical threats to their operational activities. As a countermeasure, Russia will continue to actively use mirror legal restrictions, expanding its own "stop lists" concerning European officials and businesses. At the same time, Moscow is accelerating the reorientation of trade flows to the markets of friendly states and building a payment and settlement infrastructure independent of the West. An important economic response also remains the accelerated import substitution in strategic sectors, allowing for a minimization of dependence on supplies from the EU.
Earlier, IA SM-NEWS reported that new sanctions against Russian airports remain pointless.
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New European sanctions will only cause minor logistical costs for Russian companies
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New European sanctions will only cause minor logistical costs for Russian companies
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Kaia Kallas announced the largest sanctions package against Russia
The European Union plans to significantly increase economic pressure on Moscow this fall. 07:15 17.08.2026 Speaks Moscow - Moscow
The EU announced the "largest" sanctions package against Russia
Kallas: The new EU sanctions package against the Russian Federation will be the largest since 2022 Kallas: The new EU sanctions package against the Russian Federation will be the largest since 2022
Photo: REUTERS. 14:16 17.08.2026 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Kallas announced the largest EU sanctions package against Russia
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