Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on firms that service Russia's tanker fleet and transport sanctioned oil.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "We proceed to synchronise our sanctions with the European Union. I signed a decree imposing sanctions towards firms that service the Russian tanker fleet and transport sanctioned oil."

Particulars: Zelenskyy additionally mentioned that new sanctions focused Kremlin propagandists and people concerned in cyberattacks towards Ukraine and its companions.

He famous that the European Union final week aligned Ukrainian sanctions towards six Russian propagandists inside its jurisdiction.

Quote: "Work can also be underway on the twentieth EU sanctions package deal. We count on it to be adopted by the tip of February. We will already see that lots of our proposals have been taken into consideration."

Background:

• The European Union is contemplating changing the Russian oil worth cap with a ban on maritime providers as a part of its twentieth package deal of sanctions towards Russia.
• Ukrainian intelligence has up to date its database of the shadow fleet and launched particulars of 66 vessels that transport stolen Ukrainian grain in addition to sanctioned Russian and Venezuelan oil.
• Ukraine's sanctions towards virtually 700 vessels entered into pressure earlier after officers had mentioned Russia used them to finance the struggle.
• The State Customs Service of Ukraine has developed and launched specialised software program "Sanctions on Sea Vessels", enabling customs authorities to shortly determine sanctioned entities and monitor their entry into the nation.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed on 25 November 2025 a decree enacting a choice by the Nationwide Safety and Defence Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on 56 vessels that entered ports in quickly occupied Ukrainian territories in 2022-2025 and exported Ukrainian meals merchandise.
• The Safety Service of Ukraine detained in December 2025 a international cargo vessel within the port of Odesa that was a part of Russia's shadow fleet and had illegally transported Ukrainian agricultural merchandise from quickly occupied Crimea.

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