To base the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Violetta Prigozhina solely on her relationship with her son, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group deployed in Ukraine, is insufficient, the European General Court ruled on Wednesday 8 March (Case T-212/22).
As soon as Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine began in February 2022, the EU Council added numerous Russian personalities to its sanctions lists (CFSP Decision 2022/265), including Mr...