The decision was confirmed on Saturday after a written approval procedure concluded with no member state raising objections.
The deadline was midnight on 14 March.
The agreement came down to the wire.
Hungary and Slovakia had held up the process, demanding that several Russian oligarchs – close associates of president Vladimir Putin – be removed from the sanctions list.
The remaining 25 member states firmly opposed any such move, and Budapest and Bratislava eventually backed down.
According to EU-focused outlet Politico, two names were removed from the list as part of the deal.
Had no decision been reached, the sanctions would have lapsed entirely – meaning around 2,600 individuals, companies and organisations would have immediately regained access to their frozen assets and property in Europe.
The list, which is headed by Putin himself, includes Russian ministers, regional governors, members of the Duma and Security Council, businesspeople, oligarchs and their families, military figures, and those held responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children.
It also covers key firms in Russia's defence, transport, energy, aviation and shipbuilding sectors, among them the world's largest diamond mining company.
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Source: IAR, consilium.europa.eu