ČRo | New sanctions package includes entities outside of Russia

The new thirteenth package of sanctions against Russia was approved today by representatives of the EU. The sanction list has been expanded by another 200 individuals, companies, and institutions. These include entities outside of Russia that are involved in bypassing measures preventing the purchase of military technologies by Moscow. An expert commentary for the Radiožurnál program was provided by EUROPEUM's deputy director Viktor Daněk.

"In total, there are already 2000 names on the list - individuals, companies and institutions. Primarily, these are organizations and Russian citizens, including a large number of high-ranking government officials and their close associates, as well as oligarchs and their families, military representatives, etc. From my perspective, the significant change now is that for the first time, the EU is also targeting entities outside of Russia, in China, Turkey, or North Korea, because it is no secret that Russia is also trying to circumvent these sanctions through these countries."

You can listen to the entire commentary in Czech here (from 7:35).

Viktor Daněk
Deputy Director

Before entering the NGO sphere, Viktor Daněk worked for almost ten years as a journalist. During his time with the public service Czech radio, he focused mainly on covering EU affairs. He spent almost five years as a permanent correspondent in Brussels, where he cooperated with other media outlets. Before his career in journalism, he gained experience in the area of marketing and communication in the Česká spořitelna banking group and at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He holds university degrees in Media Studies and International Relations. Viktor Daněk joined the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in October 2023. He continues to be active in the media as a freelancer. His main areas of interest are institutional questions of European integration, globalisation and the EU’s climate and migration policy.