As another basis for sanctions, the document cites the marketplace’s partnership with the state bank VTB, which is already under EU sanctions. Kim founded Wildberries in 2004, and it is now one of the largest Russian marketplaces, with a turnover of more than 6 trillion rubles.
In the summer of 2026, Wildberries logistics centers in the Moscow region, Leningrad, Tver, and other regions became targets of attacks by Ukrainian drones. According to Forbes, over the year the entrepreneur’s fortune shrank from $7 billion to $5 billion.
Entrepreneur Alexander Chachava, who owns 19.69% of Yandex, could also face EU restrictions. This week, his structures lost control of 34.95% of Ozon shares, and the justification for sanctions against him says that Yandex and Ozon are also used to supply the army.
Entrepreneur Ruslan Baysarov, who owns a controlling stake in BTS-Gold, which is already under EU sanctions, is also set to be added to the sanctions list. The son of Federation Council chair Valentina Matviyenko, Sergei, is proposed for inclusion on the list as a shareholder in the development company Megalit-Okhta Group, which pays significant taxes.
In total, EU ambassadors agreed on November 11 to sanctions against 145 people and organizations, including 50 Russian banks, Reuters wrote. According to Radio Free Europe, the new restrictions could affect about 20 oil refineries and several companies from China, the UAE, and the Seychelles that buy Russian oil or own tankers used by Moscow to evade sanctions.
Another 31 people and organizations could face sanctions for spreading disinformation and taking part in hybrid operations. As one European diplomat said, the new measures are linked to an attempted attack on a Ukrainian transport plane at Leipzig Airport in Germany; German authorities had previously accused Moscow of preparing the attack using a drone.
Sanctions are also being prepared against the Moscow Agency for Social Design and its leaders. The EU believes the agency, on the Kremlin’s orders, conducts information operations in European countries, spreads pro-Russian materials, creates fake media websites, and organizes social media campaigns. Among those named was Irish journalist Chay Bowes, who works for RT International, and a separate list for cyberattacks is proposed to include the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), which is accused of attacks on government institutions, infrastructure, and companies in Ukraine, the United States, and EU countries.
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