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Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1279 of 26 June 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1279 of 26 June 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1279 of 26 June 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
ST/10039/2025/INIT
OJ L, 2025/1279, 26.6.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1279/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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2025/1279 |
26.6.2025 |
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1279
of 26 June 2025
amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
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On 8 October 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 (1). |
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The Union remains unwavering in its condemnation of Russia’s malign activities directed against the Union, its Member States, international organisations and third countries. |
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In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that one natural person should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643. |
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Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 26 June 2025.
For the Council
The President
A. SZŁAPKA
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 of 8 October 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities (OJ L, 2024/2643, 9.10.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2643/oj).
ANNEX
In Annex I to Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643, under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’, the following entry is added:
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Statement of Reasons |
Date of listing |
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Nathalie YAMB |
DOB: 22.7.1969 POB: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Nationality: Swiss and Cameroonian Gender: female |
Nathalie Yamb is a social media influencer. Since the Sochi summit she attended in 2019, Nathalie Yamb has been an outspoken supporter of Russia, adopting Moscow’s language and targeting France and the West in particular, with a view to ousting them from the African continent. She has specific ties with AFRIC, an organisation linked to Russian private military companies. Therefore, Nathalie Yamb is supporting actions or policies attributable to the Government of the Russian Federation which undermine or threaten democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union or in its Member States by engaging in the use of information manipulation. |
26.6.2025’. |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1279/oj
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