The European Union agreed on Friday to renew sanctions on Russian individuals and entities but kept Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman on the list despite pressure from Hungary, EU diplomats said.

On 24 February 2025, the third anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, the EU's 16th sanctions package was adopted. This blog post summarises the changes.

The EU Friday agreed to drop three Russian individuals from its sanctions list as the price for Hungary's Viktor Orban to drop a threat to veto Europe's sanctions against Russia.