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Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/241 of 9 February 2015 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/241 of 9 February 2015 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/241 of 9 February 2015 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
OJ L 40, 16.2.2015, p. 14–20
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/241
of 9 February 2015
amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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(1) |
On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP. |
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In view of the continued gravity of the situation on the ground in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons and entities should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. |
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The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 16 February 2015.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2015.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI
ANNEX
List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1
I. Persons
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Name |
Identifying information |
Statement of reasons |
Date of Listing |
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133. |
Pavel DREMOV aka Batya Павел ДРЁМОВ |
Born in 1976, Stakhanov |
Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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134. |
Alexey MILCHAKOV aka Fritz, Serbian Алексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ |
Born in 1991, St. Petersburg |
Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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135. |
Arseny PAVLOV aka Motorola Арсéний Сергéевич ПÁВЛОВ (aka Моторóла) |
Born on 2.2.1983, Ukhta, Komi |
Commander of the ‘Sparta Battalion’, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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136. |
Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi Михаил Толстых |
Born in 1980, Ilovaisk |
Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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137. |
Eduard BASURIN
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So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Ministry of Defense of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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138. |
Alexandr SHUBIN Александр Васильевич ШУБИН |
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So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. |
16.2.2015 |
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139. |
Sergey LITVIN Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН |
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So called Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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140. |
Sergey IGNATOV Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ |
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So called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. |
16.2.2015 |
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141. |
Ekaterina FILIPPOVA Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА |
Born on 20.11.1988 in Krasnoarmëisk |
So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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142. |
Aleksandr TIMOFEEV Александр ТИМОФЕЕВ |
Born on 27.1.1974 |
So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise the country. |
16.2.2015 |
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143. |
Evgeny MANUILOV Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ |
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So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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144. |
Viktor YATSENKO Виктор ЯЦЕНКО |
Born on 22.4.1985 in Kherson |
So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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145. |
Olga BESEDINA Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА |
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So called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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146. |
Zaur ISMAILOV Заур Исмаилов |
Born in 1975, Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk |
So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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147. |
Anatoly Ivanovich ANTONOV Анатолий Иванович Антонов |
Born on 15.5.1955 in Omsk |
Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine. According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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148. |
Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN Аркадий Викторович Бахин |
Born on 8.5.1956 in Kaunas, Lithuania |
First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine. According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity, he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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149. |
Andrei Valeryevich KARTAPOLOV Андрей Валерьевич Картaполов |
Born on 9.11.1963 in DDR |
Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In both capacities he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine. According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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150. |
Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON Иосиф Дaвыдович Кобзон |
Born on 11.9.1937 in Tchassov Yar, Ukraine |
Member of the State Duma. He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. |
16.2.2015 |
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151. |
Valery Fedorovich RASHKIN Валерий Фёдорович Рашкин |
Born on 14.3.1955 in the Kaliningrad Oblast, USSR. |
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ethnicity issues. He is the founder of the civil movement ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demonstrations supporting separatists, thereby supporting policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects- the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’. |
16.2.2015 |
II. Entities
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Name |
Identifying information |
Statement of reasons |
Date of Listing |
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29. |
Cossack National Guard Казачья Национальная Гвардия |
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Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN. |
16.2.2015 |
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30. |
Sparta battalion Батальон ‘Спарта’ |
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Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV. |
16.2.2015 |
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31. |
Somali battalion Батальон ‘Сомали’ |
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Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi. |
16.2.2015 |
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32. |
Zarya battalion Батальон ‘Заря’ |
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Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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33. |
Prizrak brigade Бригада ‘Призрак’ |
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Armed separatist which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY. |
16.2.2015 |
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34. |
Oplot battalion Батальон ‘Оплот’ |
Social media: http://vk.com/oplot_info |
Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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35. |
Kalmius battalion Батальон ‘Кальмиус’ |
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Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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36. |
Death battalion Батальон ‘Смерть’ |
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Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |
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37. |
Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’ Движение Новороссия |
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The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)). According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine. |
16.2.2015 |