The European Union will approve a new round of sanctions against Russia on Monday, targeting 150 additional entities and 50 banks, France's Minister for European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad, has said.

Speaking to French broadcaster LCI on Thursday, 12 November 2026, Haddad said France had proposed the bulk of the entities to be added to the sanctions list. "On Monday, we will take new sanctions against Russia, on 150 additional entities, 50 banks and it's France which proposed the bulk of the entities to add," he said.

"We will continue to put economic pressure on Russia and of course support Ukraine," Haddad added. The announcement comes as European leaders meet in Dublin to discuss Ukraine and the future of the continent's security, and as diplomatic efforts continue over the war.

New package follows October expansion

The move follows an agreement reached by EU ambassadors in October to expand the bloc's Russia sanctions list by 1,646 names, in what was described as its largest single expansion. That package targeted 743 individuals and 826 entities accused of supporting Moscow's war in Ukraine, as well as 77 lawmakers who stood for election in Ukrainian territories under Russian control.

Penalties under the EU's sanctions regime have included travel bans, asset freezes and restrictions on providing financial support to those listed. The new package due on Monday would add further banks and entities to that list, although the full list of names has not yet been published.

Sanctions have become one of the EU's main tools for putting economic pressure on Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. European governments have repeatedly widened the measures to cover more of the Russian financial system and more companies and individuals linked to the war effort.

France condemns Russian entry bans

Haddad also condemned Russia's decision on Wednesday to ban two French journalists and two French lawmakers from entering Russia. Those barred were Le Monde reporter Ariane Chemin, freelance journalist and former Moscow correspondent Paul Gogo, and French lawmakers Sacha Houlie and Arthur Delaporte.

"This is intimidation. France will not be intimidated. I think these lawmakers and these journalists are doing their jobs, these lawmakers are notably very involved in the fight against foreign interference," Haddad said.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said earlier on X that the Kremlin's presentation of the ban as a response to the expulsion from France in July of alleged Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova "confirmed her ties to Russian authorities".

Fedorova, the former chief of RT France, had become a prominent figure on the rolling news channel CNews and associated outlets Europe 1 and JDNews, all belonging to conservative tycoon Vincent Bollore. She was accused by French authorities of spreading Russian misinformation.

The dispute has further strained relations between Paris and Moscow, even as EU governments prepare the next step in their sanctions policy and continue to discuss support for Ukraine.