EU Sanctions Russian Entities, Individuals for Ukraine War Disinformation

Some of the named parties have also been allegedly targeting several Western countries, including France.

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, on April 20, 2016. Francois Lenoir/Reuters

The European Union announced on July 16 its latest round of sanctions on Russia related to its invasion of Ukraine, naming six entities and nine individuals.

The Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network was one of the entities targeted for “effectively replacing established Ukrainian broadcasting systems in occupied regions, with a network that transmits content approved by the Russian Government with the aim of suppressing dissent, aligning the local population with Russian policies and delegitimizing Ukraine’s governance in the occupied territories,” according to the Council of the EU.