The EU issued new sanctions against Russia on 27 May 2024 for natural or legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for serious human rights violations or abuses, for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia, and on natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them. 19 natural persons and 1 legal person have been added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex.