The European Union has imposed personal sanctions against the Russian singer Timati and the director of the Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky. Both were included in the sanctions list for supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine and participating in propaganda events, Suspilne Kultura reports..

The EU imposed sanctions against the Russian singer-propagandist Timati, whose real name is Timur Yunusov, due to his support for Russian aggression against Ukraine. EU documents note that he disseminated Kremlin propaganda narratives and symbols of the so-called “special military operation.”.

Brussels also noted that Timati declared his readiness to personally fight against Ukraine. In addition, he supported the illegal annexation of Crimea and participated in propaganda campaigns in support of the Russian authorities. In particular, the singer spoke at the rally “For a world without Nazism”! For Russia! For the President"

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He also took part in events in temporarily occupied Crimea after the annexation of the peninsula. In particular, he performed at a concert in Simferopol on the occasion of the “fifth anniversary of the reunification of Crimea with Russia”.

Since March 2022, Timati is already under sanctions from Ukraine. In June 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine informed Timati in absentia of suspicion. The case was opened under an article on violation of the procedure for entry into the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. The singer has been wanted since July 2025.

Separately, Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, was included in the EU sanctions list.. In the European Union, he is called a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and an active supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Piotrovsky also supported Russian legislation, which allows the inclusion of cultural property from Ukrainian museums in the Russian state museum fund. Brussels considers this part of the policy of appropriating Ukrainian cultural heritage.

EU documents indicate that under his leadership the Hermitage conducted unauthorized archaeological excavations in occupied Crimea. This led to the destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage sites and contributed to the Kremlin’s attempts to legitimize the occupation.

To the twentieth package of sanctions against Russia, the EU also added 58 companies and individuals involved in the development and production of military products, in particular, drones. In addition, the package concerns the dependence of the Russian Federation on third countries in the supply of critical high-tech products, as well as the possibility of access of military enterprises to valuable EU technologies.