European Union sanctions against Russia are restrictive measures used as part of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. EU sanctions are intended to influence the behaviour or policies of those they target and may apply to governments, companies, organisations or individuals.

The EU and other countries imposed sanctions on Russia following its annexation of Crimea in 2014. They introduced or significantly expanded them after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022. Measures in the wider international sanctions response have included restrictions on some Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international payments system.

At a Brussels meeting reported on 16 October 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would not lift sanctions unless Russia stopped the war. European Council President António Costa also said it was not the time to ease them.