“ In its conclusions of 24 March 2022, the European Council stated that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine grossly violates international law and is causing massive loss of life and injury to civilians, and that the Union remains ready to close loopholes and target actual and possible circumvention of the restrictive measures already adopted, as well as to move quickly with further coordinated robust sanctions on Russia and Belarus, to effectively thwart Russian abilities to continue the aggression. ”

“ Tactical Missiles Corporation develops, manufactures, modernises, repairs and maintains strategic and tactical aviation high-precision air-to-surface and air-to-air weapon systems and unified maritime weapon systems of the Russian armed forces. Weapons manufactured by Tactical Missiles Corporation were used by Russia during the unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine in 2022. Therefore, it is responsible for supporting materially or financially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. ”

“ Vladimir Sungorkin is the Director General and Editor-in-Chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda. He is one of the main actors in foreign information manipulation and interference activities or propagandists who often speaks out on Ukraine, creating misinformation and manipulating facts. Vladimir Sungorkin is disseminating and legitimising aggressive anti-Ukraine and anti-Western propaganda of the Putin regime under direct Kremlin authority in one of Russia’s most popular media outlets. The newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda has been described also by President Vladimir Putin as his favourite newspaper. ”