"The fact that the EU has approved our proposal shows that Czechia knows how to do sanctions, that our diplomacy is devoting detailed attention to this agenda in order to protect the security of our country," said Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský. Sanctions on two individuals consist of travel bans and asset freezes. Travel bans prevent listed individuals from entering or transiting through EU territory by land, air or sea. Sanctions on Voice of Europe consist of asset freezes.

Viktor Volodymyrovych Medvedchuk uses Voice of Europe media platform to run a Russian influence operation. The aim of this operation is to undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and freedom of Ukraine. Artem Pavlovich Marchevsky was directly involved in the operation of Voice of Europe in Czechia until his listing on the national sanctions list.