On Monday 13 March, the Council of Ministers of the EU extended (by written procedure) the sanctions on 37 Russian and Ukrainian entities and 150 people until 15 September 2017. These people and entities have been targeted for "undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine"– in connection either with Crimea or eastern Ukraine.
Two deceased people have been removed from the list – Guennadi Nikolaïevitch Tsypkalov, the former leader of the council of ministers of the People's Republic of Lugansk (who died in December 2015) and Arsen Sergueïevitch Pavlov, nicknamed 'Motorola', the former pro-Russian separatist commander in Donbass (who died in October 2016).
The European restrictive measures, established in March 2014, consist of asset freezes and travel bans on entering EU territory. The legal acts linked to the decision will be published in the Official Journal of the EU on Tuesday 14 March.
The European Union also took out economic sanctions targeting the Russian economy, which are currently in place until 31 July 2017. Restrictive measures in response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which are limited to the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, are currently in place until 23 June 2017. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)