On 2 March 2021, the Council of the European Union imposed a set of restrictive measures against Zolotov saying he was "responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia, including arbitrary arrests and detentions and systematic and widespread violations of freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, in particular by violently repressing protests and demonstrations."
The Council of the European Union took action on 2 March 2021, imposing a range of limiting measures against Zolotov, who was accused of being responsible for severe human rights infractions in Russia, including unlawful detentions and suppression of peaceful gatherings.