Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1470 of 10 September 2021 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

L 321/32 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1470 of 10 September 2021 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 the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP(1). (2) On 12 March 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/448(2), thereby renewing the measures provided for in Decision 2014/145/CFSP for a further 6 months. (3) In view of the continuing undermining or threatening of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be renewed for a further 6 months. (4) The Council has reviewed the individual designations set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP and decided to amend the information concerning 19 individuals and six entities. (5) Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2014/145/CFSP is amended as follows: (1) in Article 6, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘This Decision shall apply until 15 March 2022.’; (2) the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. (1) 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 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16). (2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/448 of 12 March 2021 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 87, 15.3.2021, p. 35).13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/33 Done at Brussels, 10 September 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽANANNEX In the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP, the entries concerning the persons and entities listed below are replaced by the following entries: Persons Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘4. Denis Valentinovich BEREZOVSKIY Gender: male Berezovskiy was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Navy on 1 March 17.3.2014 2014but thereafter swore an oath to the Crimean armed forces, thereby (Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСКИЙ) DOB: 15.7.1974 breaking his oath to the Ukrainian Navy. Denys Valentynovych BEREZOVSKYY POB: Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) He was Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian (Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСЬКИЙ) Federation until October 2015. Acting Commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation and Vice- Admiral. 17. Sergei Vladimirovich ZHELEZNYAK Gender: male Former Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. 17.3.2014 (Сергей Владимирович ЖЕЛЕЗНЯК) DOB: 30.7.1970 Actively supported the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. He led personally the demonstration in support of POB: St Petersburg (former Leningrad), the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. Russian Federation Former Deputy Chairperson and currently a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Member of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party. 37. Sergei Ivanovich MENYAILO Gender: male Former Governor of the Ukrainian annexed city of Sevastopol. 29.4.2014 (Сергей Иванович МЕНЯЙЛО) DOB: 22.8.1960 Former Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Siberian Federal District. Member of the Security Council POB: Alagir, North-Ossetian Autonomous of the Russian Federation. SSR, RSFSR (now Russian Federation) Acting Head of Northern Ossetia since 9 April 2021. 51. Vladimir Nikolaevich PLIGIN Gender: male Former member of the State Duma and former Chair of the Duma 12.5.2014 (Владимир Николаевич ПЛИГИН) Constitutional Law Committee. Responsible for facilitating the adoption DOB: 19.5.1960 of legislation on the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian POB: Ignatovo, Vologodsk Oblast, USSR Federation. (now Russian Federation) L 321/34 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing Former member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. Advisor to the Speaker of the Duma, Volodin. Currently researcher at the Institute of State and Law at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Co-chairman of the Russian Lawyers’ Association. 53. Oleg Grigorievich KOZYURA Gender: male Former Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Sevastopol. 12.5.2014 (Олег Григорьевич КОЗЮРА) Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian DOB: 30.12.1965or 19.12.1962 Oleh Hryhorovych KOZYURA passports for the residents of Sevastopol. (Олег Григорович КОЗЮРА) POB: Simferopol, Crimea or Zaporizhia, Former Chief of Staff of the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol. Ukraine Advisor to the Governor of Sevastopol. 58. Roman Viktorovich LYAGIN Gender: male Former head of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” Central Electoral 12.5.2014 (Роман Викторович ЛЯГИН) Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014on the DOB: 30.5.1980 Roman Viktorovych LIAHIN self-determination of the “Donetsk People’s Republic”. Former “Minister of (Роман Вiкторович ЛЯГIН) POB: Donetsk, Ukraine Labour and Social Policy”. Subject to criminal proceedings in Ukraine. 79. Mikhail Vladimirovich DEGTYARYOV/ Gender: male Former Member of the State Duma. 25.7.2014 DEGTYAREV DOB: 10.7.1981 As a member of the Duma he announced the inauguration of the “de facto (Михаил Владимирович ДЕГТЯРËВ) embassy” of the unrecognised, so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” in POB: Kuibyshev (Samara), Russian Moscow. He contributes to undermining or threatening the territorial Federation integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Former Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Education, Sport and Youth Affairs. Since 20 July 2020, Acting Governor of Khabarovsk Krai. Since 6 February 2021, Coordinator of the regional branch of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/35Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 84. Fyodor Dmitrievich BEREZIN Gender: male Former so-called “deputy defence minister” of the so-called “Donetsk 25.7.2014 (Фëдор Дмитриевич БЕРЕЗИН) People’s Republic”. He is associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin, who is DOB: 7.2.1960 Fedir Dmytrovych BEREZIN responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial (Федiр Дмитрович БЕРЕЗIН) POB: Donetsk, Ukraine integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity Berezin has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. Current Chairman of the Board of the DNR Writers’ Union and Deputy of the People’s Council of the DNR. 108. Vladimir Abdualiyevich VASILYEV Gender: male Former Deputy Speaker of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014, he voted 12.9.2014 (Владимир Абдуалиевич ВАСИЛЬЕВ) in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “On the acceptance into DOB: 11.8.1949 the Russian Federation of the ‘Republic of Crimea’ and the formation POB: Klin, Moscow Region, Russian within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects – the ‘Republic of Federation Crimea’ and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol”. Former head of the Republic of Dagestan. Since 5 October 2020, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation. 111. Vladimir Stepanovich NIKITIN Gender: male Former member of the State Duma and former First Deputy Chairman of 12.9.2014 (Владимир Степанович НИКИТИН) the Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with DOB: 5.4.1948 Compatriots of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014he voted in favour of POB: Opochka, Russian Federation 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”. Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Leader of the all-Russian public movement “Russian Concord”, which attempts to create a unique Russian civilisation and to strengthen Russia’s position in the former Soviet space and the CIS. L 321/36 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 119. Alexander Mikhailovich BABAKOV Gender: male Former member of the State Duma. Former State Duma Deputy, Chair of 12.9.2014 (Aлександр Михайлович БАБАКОВ) the State Duma Commission on Legislative Provisions for Development of DOB: 8.2.1963 the Military-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation. He is a POB: Chisinau, Moldovan SSR (now Republic prominent member of “United Russia” and a businessman with heavy of Moldova) investments in Ukraine and in Crimea. 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 of Sevastopol”. Currently member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs After the merger of the political parties – “A Just Russia”, “For Truth” and “Patriots of Russia”, Babakov became the Secretary of the Presidium of the merged entity’s Central Council. 121. Oleg Konstantinovich AKIMOV (a.k.a. Gender: male Deputy of the “Luhansk Economic Union” in the “National Council” of the 29.11.2014 Oleh AKIMOV) “Luhansk People’s Republic”. Stood as a candidate in the so-called DOB: 15.9.1981 (Олег Константинович АКИМОВ) “elections” of 2 November 2014to the post of so-called “Head” of the Oleh Kostiantynovych AKIMOV POB: Luhansk, Ukraine “Luhansk People’s Republic”. These “elections” were in breach of Ukrainian (Олег Костянтинович АКIМОВ) law and therefore illegal. Former “Head” of the so-called “Federation of Trade Unions”. Member of the so-called “People’s Council” of the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal “elections”, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Supports actively actions or policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/37Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 130. Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK (a.k.a. Gender: male Former so-called “Minister of Education” of the “Donetsk People’s 29.11.2014 Igor Vladimirovich KOSTENOK) Republic”. DOB: 15.3.1961 (Игорь Владимирович КОСТЕНОК) In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported POB: Vodyanske, Dobropillia Rayon, actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty Donetsk oblast, Ukraine and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Водянское, Добропольский район Донецкой Currently working for the Donetsk Academy of Management and Civil области, Украина Service under the so-called “Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic”. Since September 2018, Professor of the Department of State and Municipal Administration at the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Russian University of Economics. G.V. Plekhanov”. 131. Yevgeniy Vyacheslavovich ORLOV (a.k.a. Gender: male Former Member of the “National Council” of the so-called “Donetsk 29.11.2014 Yevhen Vyacheslavovych ORLOV) People’s Republic”. Former chairman of the public movement “Free DOB: 10.5.1980or 21.10.1983 Donbass”. (Евгений Вячеславович ОРЛОВ) POB: Snezhnoye, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported г. Снежное, Донецкой области, Украина actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Deputy Chairman of the DNR National Assembly Committee on Industry and Trade. 137. Eduard Aleksandrovich BASURIN Gender: male Spokesperson and Deputy Head of the “People’s Militia” of the so-called 16.2.2015 (Эдуард Александрович БАСУРИН) “Donetsk People’s Republic”. DOB: 27.6.1966 Eduard Oleksandrovych BASURIN In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported (Едуард Олександрович БАСУРIН) POB: Donetsk, Ukraine actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Deputy Head of the “People’s Militia Department of the DNR”. 138. Alexandr Vasilievich SHUBIN Gender: male Former so-called “Minister of Justice” of the illegal so-called “Luhansk 16.2.2015 (Александр Васильевич ШУБИН) People’s Republic”. Former chairman of the “Central Election DOB: 20.5.1972or 30.5.1972 Commission” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic”. POB: Luhansk, Ukraine L 321/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 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 further destabilised Ukraine. Dismissed as chairman of the “Central Election Commission” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” in June 2018. Registered as a notary in Luhansk. Continues to support and legitimise separatist policies. 158. Andrey Vladimirovich CHEREZOV Gender: male Former Vice-Minister for Energy of the Russian Federation. 4.8.2017 (TSCHERESOW) DOB: 12.10.1967 Shares responsibility for the decision to transfer gas turbines that had been (Андрей Владимирович ЧЕРЕЗОВ) delivered by Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies OOO to OAO VO POB: Salair, Kemerovskaya Oblast, Russian Technopromexport, to be installed in Crimea. This decision contributes to Federation establishing an independent power supply for Crimea and Sevastopol as a means of supporting their separation from Ukraine, and undermines the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 160. Sergey Anatolevich TOPOR-GILKA Gender: male; In his capacity as Director-General of OAO “VO TPE”, he led the 4.8.2017 (Сергей Анатольевич ТОПОР-ГИЛКА) negotiations with Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies OOO regarding the DOB: 17.2.1970 purchase and delivery of the gas turbines for a power plant in Taman, POB: Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic Krasnodar region, Russian Federation. He was later, as Director-General of (now Republic of Moldova) OOO “VO TPE”, responsible for the transfer of the gas turbines to Crimea and for the implementation of the construction project of the thermal Nationality: Russian power plants Balaklava and Tavricheskaya, where the turbines were installed. This contributes to establishing an independent power supply for Crimea and Sevastopol as a means of supporting their separation from Ukraine, and undermines the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 164. Aleksandr Yurevich PETUKHOV Gender: male Former Chair of the Sevastopol Electoral Commission. In this capacity he 14.5.2018’; Aleksandr Yurievich PETUKHOV participated in the organisation of the Russian presidential elections of DOB: 17.7.1970 (Александр Юрьевич ПЕТУХОВ) 18 March 2018in the illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol, and Oleksandr Yuriyovych PIETUKHOV POB: Ryazan, Russian Federation (Олександр Юрiйович ПЄТУХОВ) 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/39Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing thereby actively supported and implemented policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Chief Federal Inspector of the Moscow region. Since 6 April 2021, Assistant to the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District. Entities Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘7. Russian community “Sobol” Social media: Radical paramilitary organisation, responsible for openly supporting 25.7.2014 http://vk.com/sobolipress using force to end Ukraine’s control over Crimea, thus undermining the Русская община “Соболь” http://www.русскоедвижение.рф/ territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Phone number: Responsible for training separatists to fight against the Ukrainian (0652) 60-23-93 government forces in Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or Email: SoboliPress@gmail.com security of Ukraine. Address: Ukraine, Crimea, Simferopol, str. Kiev, 4 (area bus station “Central”). 11. “Vostok Brigade” Social media: Illegal armed separatist group which is considered to be one of the most 25.7.2014 “Бригада Восток” http://vk.com/patriotic_forces_of_donbas important in Eastern Ukraine. Responsible for fighting against the (a.k.a. Vostok Battalion; “Батальон Восток”) http://patriot-donetsk.ru/ Ukrainian government forces in Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the info.patriot.donbassa@gmail.com stability or security of Ukraine. Actively participated in the military operations resulting in the seizure of Donetsk Airport. Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the Armed Forces of “Donetsk People’s Republic”. L 321/40 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 18. Joint-stock company “Production- 298650, Crimea, Yalta, Massandra, str. The ownership of the entity was transferred contrary to Ukrainian law. On 25.7.2014 Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’” Vinodela Egorova 9. 9 April 2014, the “Presidium of the Parliament of Crimea” adopted 298650, Крым, г. Ялта, пгт. Массандра, ул. decision No 1991-6/14 “On the amendments to the Resolution of the Aкционерное общество “Производственно- Винодела Егорова, д. 9 State Council of the ‘Republic of Crimea’” of 26 March 2014 аграрное объединение ‘Массандра’” Website: http://massandra.su No 1836-6/14 “On nationalization of the property of enterprises, (formerly known as State Unitary +7 978 936 75 04 institutions and organizations of agro-industrial complex, located in the Enterprise of the “Republic of Crimea” +7 3654 23 31 96 territory of the ‘Republic of Crimea’” declaring the appropriation of assets “Production-Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’” +7 3654 26 16 83 belonging to the state concern “National Association of producers Registration number: 1209100012648 ‘Massandra’” on behalf of the “Republic of Crimea”. The enterprise is thus Государственное унитарное предприятие effectively confiscated by the Crimean “authorities”. Республики Крым “Производственно- аграрное объединение ‘Массандра’” Re-registered on 1 August 2014Federal State Budgetary Enterprise “Proizvodstvenno agrarnoye obyedinenye ‘Massandra’” of the Federal State Budgetary Enterprise Administration of the President of the Russian Federation (Федеральное “Production Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’” государственное унитарное предприятие “Производственно-аграрное of the Administration of the President of объединение ‘Массандра’ Управления делами Президента Российской the Russian Federation Федерации”). Founder: The Administration of the President of the Russian Федеральное государственное унитарное Federation (Управление делами Президента Российской Федерации). предприятие “Производственно-аграрное Re-registered on 1 April 2019as State Unitary Enterprise of the “Republic объединение ‘Массандра’ Управления of Crimea” “Production Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’”. Re registered on делами Президента Российской 1 October 2020as joint-stock company “Production-Agrarian Union Федерации” ‘Massandra’”. State concern “National Association of producers ‘Massandra’” Национальное производственно аграрное объединение “Массандра” Nacionalnoye proizvodstvenno agrarnoye obyedinenye “Massandra”) 24. Public movement “Donetsk Republic” Official information: Public “organisation” that presented candidates in the so-called “elections” 29.11.2014 Общественное движение “Донецкая http://oddr.info/ of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” on 2 November 2014and республика” orgotdel@oddr.info 11 November 2018. These “elections” are in breach of Ukrainian law and Address: Donetsk, Universitetskaya 19 therefore illegal. г. Донецк, ул. Университетская, дом 19 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/41Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing In participating formally in the illegal “elections” it has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilise Ukraine. Founded by Andriy PURGIN and was headed by Alexander ZAKHARCHENKO. Nominated in 2018 Denis PUSHYLIN to be “Head” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. 28. Luhansk Economic Union (Luganskiy Official information: “Social organisation” that presented candidates in the illegal so-called 29.11.2014 Ekonomicheskiy Soyuz) https://vk.com/public97306393 “elections” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” on 2 November Луганский экономический союз Telegram: https://t.me/s/od_les_lnr 2014and 11 November 2018. Nominated a candidate, Oleg AKIMOV, to be “Head” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” in 2014 and member of the so-called “People’s Council of the Luhansk People’s Republic” in 2018. These “elections” are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. The chairmanship of “Luganskiy Economicheskiy Soyuz” is currently occupied by Zinaida NADION, who is a Deputy of the “People’s Council of the LPR”. In participating formally in the illegal “elections” it has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilise Ukraine. 33. Prizrak brigade Address: District 50 Year of the USSR, 18; c. Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which 16.2.2015’. Бригада “Призрак” of Kirovsk undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of https://vk.com/battalionprizrak Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. http://prizrak.info/ Part of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” of the “Lugansk People’s Republic”. mail@prizrak.info Also referred to as the 14th Motorized Rifle Battalion. +38 (072) 199-86-39 Part of the so-called People’s Militia of the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. L 321/42 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021