CELEX: 32015D0241
Language: en
Date: 2015-02-09 00:00:00
Title: 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

16.2.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 40/14
            
         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:
   
               (1)
            
            
               On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               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.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               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
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16.
   
      ANNEX
      
         List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1
      
      I.   Persons
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Name
               
               
                  Identifying information
               
               
                  Statement of reasons
               
               
                  Date of Listing
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  137.
               
               
                  Eduard BASURIN
                  
                     
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  138.
               
               
                  Alexandr SHUBIN
                  Александр Васильевич ШУБИН
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  139.
               
               
                  Sergey LITVIN
                  Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  140.
               
               
                  Sergey IGNATOV
                  Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  143.
               
               
                  Evgeny MANUILOV
                  Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  145.
               
               
                  Olga BESEDINA
                  Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  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
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Name
               
               
                  Identifying information
               
               
                  Statement of reasons
               
               
                  Date of Listing
               
            
                  29.
               
               
                  Cossack National Guard
                  Казачья Национальная Гвардия
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  30.
               
               
                  Sparta battalion
                  Батальон ‘Спарта’
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  31.
               
               
                  Somali battalion
                  Батальон ‘Сомали’
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  32.
               
               
                  Zarya battalion
                  Батальон ‘Заря’
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  33.
               
               
                  Prizrak brigade
                  Бригада ‘Призрак’
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  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
               
            
                  35.
               
               
                  Kalmius battalion
                  Батальон ‘Кальмиус’
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  36.
               
               
                  Death battalion
                  Батальон ‘Смерть’
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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
               
            
                  37.
               
               
                  Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’
                  Движение Новороссия
               
               
                   
               
               
                  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