The ruble stablecoin A7A5 is part of the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia.

Sanctions against stablecoin. Although the European Union (EU) has just added 19th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, this latest package differs in that it attacks the success of the ruble stablecoin A7A5 . The Brussels Commission wants to prevent Moscow from using digital assets for detour its financial sanctions.

Key points of this article:

• The European Union has introduced the 19th round of sanctions against Russia targeting the ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5.
• The Brussels Commission banned transactions with A7A5 stablecoin, which Russia allegedly uses to circumvent its economic sanctions.

The European Union wants to cut off Russia from cryptocurrencies This Thursday, October 23, 2025, up to 26,000 (approximately) sanctions imposed by Western countries against of Russia the 19th package was added from of the European Union . But this last one has a peculiarity, focusing on the case of cryptocurrencies , versatility which ones resistance to censorship allow people to cross borders without permission and therefore ignoring the sanctions.

Thus, the EU seeks limit Russia’s access to cryptocurrencies . According to the European Council, Russia is increasingly using digital assets to “ avoiding economic sanctions “, introduced since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.

Among the key measures in this latest package are sanctions aimed at slowing the Russian economy there is a ban on A7A5 stablecoin tied to ruble and present in Ethereum (ETH) and Tron (TRX) blockchains. This digital asset is allegedly used to “finance war-related activities.”

developers, A7 LLC and the main provider of this stablecoin, Old Vector LLC, based in Kyrgyzstan are also under the crosshairs of Brussels technocrats, in particular, their assets, which would remain within the reach of the EU, are frozen .

“Recent activity has highlighted Russia’s growing use of cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions. In this context, the A7A5 stablecoin, created with the support of the Russian state, has become an important tool for financing activities aimed at supporting the war (…). Transactions related to this stablecoin also are prohibited throughout the EU”.

Excerpt from the press release regarding the 19th package of EU sanctions against Russia

Therefore, residents of the European Union strictly prohibited transact with this A7A5 stablecoin. With the help of this 19th package of EU sanctions hopes to restrain growing use cryptocurrency by Russia in particular, to circumvent their economic limitations. However, only a few days ago Ministry of Finance of Russia and Central Bank announced on the future legalization of cryptocurrencies for foreign trade . Many other countries outside the EU appear to be interested in conducting digital asset-based exchanges with Russia.

Source: journalducoin.com