European Union countries have agreed on imposing sanctions on Iran over Iranian-made drones supplied to Russia and used in attacks on Ukraine, the EU Council’s Czech presidency has said.
“After 3 days of talks, EU ambassadors agreed on measures against entities supplying Iranian drones that hit Ukraine,” the presidency said on Twitter on Thursday.
Ukraine says its military has shot down more than 220 Iranian drones since mid-September. The mayor of the capital, Kyiv, said Russia killed four people in a drone attack on Monday.
Iran and Russia denied the use of Iranian drones against Ukraine.
“EU states decided to freeze the assets of 3 individuals and 1 entity responsible for drone deliveries,” the presidency said.
“The EU is also prepared to extend sanctions to 4 more Iranian entities that already featured in a previous sanctions list,” it said.
European Council chief Charles Michel welcomed the move as he prepares to host the 27 EU leaders at a summit in Brussels this week.
