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BRUSSELS – The European Union announced Monday it has targeted eight Russian officials with fresh sanctions over alleged severe human rights abuses and attacks on democratic institutions within Russia, according to a statement from the Council.<\/p>

Those facing penalties include judicial officials who handed down sentences to well-known Russian opposition figures in what European leaders characterize as cases driven by political motives, along with administrators of correctional facilities where political detainees endured cruel and dehumanizing treatment, the announcement detailed.<\/p>

Among those hit with sanctions are Aleksei Vasilyevich Valizer, who runs a correctional facility, and Anton Vladimirovisch Rychar, who oversees a detention center for those awaiting trial.<\/p>

The penalties prevent the eight individuals from entering or passing through European Union territory, lock down any assets they hold, and prohibit European individuals and businesses from providing them with financial resources, the statement explained.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The European Union announced new sanctions Monday against eight Russian officials accused of serious human rights abuses. The targeted individuals include judges who sentenced political activists and prison officials who oversaw facilities holding political prisoners in harsh conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771854344726.jpg?fit=450%2C302&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6Em","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64810,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/eu-targets-16-officials-in-new-sanctions-over-ukrainian-child-abductions\/","url_meta":{"origin":25566,"position":0},"title":"EU Targets 16 Officials in New Sanctions Over Ukrainian Child Abductions","author":"Admin","date":"May 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 officials and seven facilities accused of helping Russia forcibly remove tens of thousands of Ukrainian children from their homeland. 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