The sanctions were subsequently renewed from March 15, 2015 for six month periods but with additional reasons given -- that Rotenberg was the owner of a company building a bridge between Crimea and Russia, and that he headed a public relations effort to reinforce Moscow's claims to the peninsular.
Sankcijas tika atjaunotas 2015.gada 15.martā uz sešu mēnešu posmiem, ES kā papildu argumentus minot, ka Rotenbergam pieder uzņēmums, kas būvē tiltu no Krievijas uz okupēto Krimu, un ka viņš vadījis sabiedrisko attiecību kampaņu, lai nostiprinātu Maskavas pretenzijas uz Ukrainas pussalu.