Case T-369/24: Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2025 – Pumpyanskiy v Council (Non-contractual liability – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures adopted in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Financial and non-material damage – Reality of the damage – Causal link)
Date: 2025-12-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, damages, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








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C/2026/476


2.2.2026






Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2025 – Pumpyanskiy v Council


(Case T-369/24)
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(Non-contractual liability - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Financial and non-material damage - Reality of the damage - Causal link)
(C/2026/476)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Alexander Dmitrievich Pumpyanskiy (Conches, Switzerland) (represented by: T. Bontinck, M. Brésart, J. Goffin and F. Patuelli, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: P. Pecheux and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, M. Carpus-Carcea and C. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 268 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the damage he allegedly suffered as a result of the adoption, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1530 of 14 September 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 239, p. 149), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1529 of 14 September 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 239, p. 1), second, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572 of 13 March 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 75I, p. 134), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/571 of 13 March 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 75I, p. 1), third, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1767 of 13 September 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 226, p. 104), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1765 of 13 September 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 226, p. 3), and, fourth, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024 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, 2024/847) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/849 of 12 March 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L, 2024/849), by which his name was maintained on the lists of persons and entities to subject to restrictive measures.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






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Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Alexander Dmitrievich Pumpyanskiy to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






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            OJ C, C/2024/5504, 23.9.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/476/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)