The measures target individuals from Pakistan, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan with direct or indirect links to Russian state-owned oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil. In addition, shipping companies Nova Shipmanagment and Citrine Marine in the United Arab Emirates, Hung Phat in Vietnam and Severtransbunker in Russia are also affected.
All are considered to have contributed to transporting oil or oil products from Russia, in violation of sanctions previously imposed in connection with Russia's war in Ukraine.
In parallel, twelve people and two companies are also added to the sanctions list regarding Russian hybrid attacks.
