Ireland enforces new EU sanctions on Russian cyberattack operatives

Three people — all of them officers in Russia’s notorious military intelligence service — have an asset freeze and a travel ban placed on them across the EU

The Irish government has given legal effect to new EU restrictive measures against Russian nationals involved in cyberattacks on EU member states.

Three people — all of them officers in Russia’s notorious military intelligence service — have an asset freeze and a travel ban placed on them across the EU as well as a prohibition for any EU person to give them funds.