On Monday 16 December, the Council of the European Union decided to impose restrictive measures against 16 individuals and three entities responsible for Russia’s destabilising actions abroad, as part of its new sanctions regime adopted on 8 October (see EUROPE B13499A26).
The EU is thus sanctioning GRU unit 29155, a “covert unit within the Russian military intelligence agency” (GRU), known for its involvement in foreign assassinations and destabilisation activities, as well as...