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The EU has imposed massive and unprecedented sanctions against individuals and entities involved in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

Find out all the answers to your questions on sanctions adopted by the European Union in response to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. 

The EU can impose sanctions on individuals and entities in response to human rights abuses and violations worldwide.

The EU can impose sanctions to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its member states.

The EU has actively supported international efforts to achieve peace and stability in Sudan since the beginning of the war in 2023. The EU and its member states together are the biggest donor of humanitarian aid to Sudan.

The EU has adopted sanctions targeting individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses and violations in Russia.

The EU has adopted sanctions targeting individuals and entities responsible for hybrid threats and campaigns against the EU and its member states.

The European Union stands united in supporting chemical disarmament and non-proliferation, and in the fight against impunity for the use of chemical weapons.

The EU condemns human rights abuses in Iran, as well as Iran's nuclear proliferation activities and its military support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. It has adopted a number of sanctions in this regard.

The EU has imposed sanctions against individuals, groups and entities involved in terrorist acts, including ISIL/Da'esh, Al-Qaida, Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.