The EU use of restrictive measures as a response to the War on Ukraine – a brief overview
Journal: e-Publica
Year: 2023

As a response to Russia’s 24th February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) imposed restrictive measures on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and has repeatedly increased their scope since. These restrictive measures build upon already existing measures adopted as a response to the annexation of Crimea and to the escalation of the tension in Ukraine that have occurred since. However, the reaction after the invasion in 2022 was unprecedented – not in terms of the legal framework, bu