EU sanctions 10 Russian officials over Yabloko election ban
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The EU Council on Monday imposed sanctions on 10 Russian individuals for supporting repression against the democratic opposition and undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia. The measures target three Supreme Court judges and a Prosecutor General's Office official involved in barring the Yabloko party from September's State Duma elections. The same day, the EU also sanctioned 10 individuals and 17 entities over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Key Facts
- The EU Council imposed sanctions on 10 Russian individuals for supporting repression against the democratic opposition and undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia.
- The sanctions target three Supreme Court judges and a Prosecutor General's Office official involved in barring the Yabloko party from September's State Duma elections.
- The EU also sanctioned 10 individuals and 17 entities over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia, including the Moscow City Tourism Committee and two Russian companies in children's recreation, tourism, and entertainment.
- Russia has forcibly transferred more than 20,500 Ukrainian children since the start of the war.
- The sanctions bring the total to 108 individuals and 7 entities under EU restrictive measures for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia.
Sanctions Over Yabloko Ban
The EU Council announced the measures on Monday, September 28, targeting 10 individuals for supporting repression against the democratic opposition and undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia. The list includes three Supreme Court judges and a Prosecutor General's Office official involved in the decision to bar the Yabloko party from September's State Duma elections. Yabloko was the only party that openly opposed Russia's war against Ukraine, the Council noted. The sanctions also cover the judge who sentenced Yabloko politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison for 'discrediting' the army and spreading 'fakes' about it, as well as the prosecutor who requested the harsh sentence. Judges involved in the trials of Maxim Kruglov and Nikolai Rybakov, other prominent Yabloko leaders, were also added to the list.
Deportation of Ukrainian Children
On the same day, the EU imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and 17 entities in connection with the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. The measures target those responsible for forced transfer and forced assimilation, including ideological indoctrination and militarized training. The sanctions list includes the Moscow City Tourism Committee and two Russian companies working in children's recreation, tourism, and entertainment. These entities organize events dedicated to Russian history, military anniversaries, and military-patriotic education, the Council said. Children's camps and sports centers in Russia and in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine were also sanctioned for their role in cultural reorientation, propaganda education, and military-patriotic activities aimed at integrating children into Russian identity. The list includes the Songdowon International Children's Camp, a North Korean state institution involved in moving Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in coordination with Russia to promote pro-Russian narratives.
Additional Individuals and Entities
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was added to the list for facilitating the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to camps in his region. The list also includes the minister and deputy ministers of education and science of several occupied territories, the minister of sports and tourism of the self-proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic', and heads of children's camps and schools for facilitating ideological indoctrination. The sanctions impose economic restrictions, and individuals are also banned from entering or transiting through the EU. In total, the EU sanctions now apply to 108 individuals and 7 entities for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia.
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