European Union ambassadors approved a new package of Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, June 10, including additional blacklists targeting individuals and entities linked to destabilizing activities, human rights abuses and Russia’s occupation of Crimea. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, the measures were approved during a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The sanctions package includes nine individuals and 45 entities added to the EU’s Russia sanctions list. In a separate measure, the bloc sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity for activities deemed to be destabilizing the European Union. New measures target rights abuses EU ambassadors also approved sanctions against 15 individuals and one entity over alleged human rights violations linked to Russia. The measures are part of the bloc’s broader sanctions framework adopted in response to Russia’s actions both within and beyond its borders. The identities of the newly sanctioned individuals and entities were not immediately released. Crimea restrictions extended The EU also agreed to extend for another year its ban on investments in occupied Crimea, first introduced following Russia’s illegal annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The restrictions prohibit European companies and individuals from making certain investments in Crimea and Sevastopol and remain one of the EU’s longest-standing sanctions regimes against Russia.