On Friday, 14 March 2025, in Brussels, an agreement was reached at the level of the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) Member States to extend individual sanctions against persons threatening Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The talks are taking place in an in-camera format; therefore, no comments on separate details or national positions, which in classified information, are provided until the talks are finalised.
Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven, Dmitry Mazepin, and more than 2000 other individuals remain on the EU sanctions list.
EU sanctions have been extended for the next six months – until 15 September 2025. The decision-making process is complicated, since decisions on the approval of sanctions at the EU level require unanimous agreement.