EU sanctions 12 over trade evasion and Russian oil networks

BRUSSELS, Oct. 15, 2026 — The Council of the European Union adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2333, expanding its Russia sanctions list to include businesses and individuals operating across Russia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, India and Seychelles. The measures target networks accused of facilitating the movement of prohibited European goods into Russia, processing restricted financial transactions and supporting Russian oil exports through high-risk shipping operations. The designations take effect immediately under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, subjecting those listed to asset freezes and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available to them.

The sanctions target three Russian nationals, Dmitry Chudovsky, Ivanna Savchuk and Svetlana Gumenyuk, alongside logistics and financial companies associated with their activities. Movers Group LLC, also known as Movers Logistics LLC, and DT Inier LLC were designated for allegedly arranging the procurement and transportation of restricted European goods into Russia through third countries. The Council said DT Inier operates warehouses in Europe and uses international front companies to facilitate indirect shipping routes and payments. United Stream LLC, a Russian financial services company, was also listed for allegedly processing transactions through overseas shell companies in coordination with the previously sanctioned PV Bridge LLC.

The measures extend beyond Russia to Turkish companies Begler Tekstil Insaat Elektronik ve Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sti. and Medse Group LLC, both accused of facilitating trade in goods subject to EU restrictions. Medse Group was additionally linked to financial transactions involving major Russian financial institutions. The designations reflect the EU's continued focus on third-country intermediaries accused of helping Russian businesses circumvent export controls and financial sanctions.

The Council also targeted Russian oil trading and shipping networks, designating Dubai-based HURUS TRADE FZE for supplying Russian-origin crude oil to India, particularly to sanctioned refiner Nayara Energy Limited. The company was linked to a trading network associated with previously sanctioned Azerbaijani businessmen Etibar Eyyub and Tahir Garayev. Three further companies, DIS Logistics DMCC in the UAE, Vigor Marine Services LLP in India and Shiva Shipping Ltd in Seychelles, were sanctioned for managing or owning vessels involved in transporting Russian petroleum while allegedly engaging in high-risk practices, including manipulating vessel tracking systems, conducting ship-to-ship transfers and operating with inadequate insurance.

The latest designations reinforce the EU's effort to disrupt the international infrastructure supporting Russia's economy and war effort, extending asset-freezing measures to the logistics providers, payment facilitators, oil traders and maritime operators accused of enabling prohibited trade and sustaining Russian energy revenues.