Case T-807/25: Action brought on 25 November 2025 – Boguslayev v Council
Date: 2025-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, enforcement of ruling, fundamental rights, indemnification, international sanctions, judgment of the Court (EU), principle of proportionality, right to an effective remedy








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/353


26.1.2026






Action brought on 25 November 2025 – Boguslayev v Council


(Case T-807/25)

(C/2026/353)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Boguslayev (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) (represented by: E. Fedorova, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1895 of 12 September 2025 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as it extends the application of the restrictive measures adopted against the applicant by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/432 of 25 February 2023 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/429 of 25 February 2023;










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annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1894 of 12 September 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as it extends the application of the restrictive measures adopted against the applicant by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/432 of 25 February 2023 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/429 of 25 February 2023;










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order the Council to pay the sum of provisionally EUR 500 000 in respect of the non-material harm suffered by the applicant in connection with the damage to his reputation;










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order the Council to pay the sum of EUR 400 000 in respect of the non-material and material harm suffered by the applicant in connection with the Council’s failure to implement the judgments of the General Court in Cases T-297/24 and T-604/24;










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order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant puts forward five pleas in law in support of the action.






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First plea in law, alleging breach of the right to effective judicial protection and of the duty to state reasons, in particular in so far as the Council exclusively relies on the criminal proceedings initiated against the applicant by the Ukrainian authorities without meeting the requirements for doing so, and in so far as the Council has not implemented the judgments of the General Court in Cases T-297/24 and T-604/24 which pertain to the applicant.










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Second plea in law, alleging an error of assessment in the application of criteria (a) and (e) to the applicant.










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Third plea in law, alleging breach of the principle of proportionality.










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Fourth plea in law, alleging breach of the right to be heard.










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Fifth plea in law, alleging a violation of the fundamental rights of the applicant and, in particular, his right to property, his right to respect for private and family life, and his right to be presumed innocent.






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