Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1464 of 10 September 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1464 of 10 September 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 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 the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine(1), and in particular Article 14(1) and (3) 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 Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. (2) On the basis of a review by the Council, the information concerning 19 individuals and six entities in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should be amended. (3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. (1) OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.L 321/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021 Done at Brussels, 10 September 2021. For the Council The President G. DOVŽANANNEX In Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, 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 2014 but 17.3.2014 DOB: 15.7.1974 thereafter swore an oath to the Crimean armed forces, thereby breaking his oath to the (Денис Валентинович POB: Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukrainian Navy. БЕРЕЗОВСКИЙ) Ukraine) He was Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation until October Denys Valentynovych 2015. BEREZOVSKYY Acting Commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation and Vice-Admiral. (Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСЬКИЙ) 17. Sergei Vladimirovich ZHELEZNYAK Gender: male Former Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. 17.3.2014 DOB: 30.7.1970 (Сергей Владимирович ЖЕЛЕЗНЯК) Actively supported the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and the annexation of POB: St Petersburg (former Crimea. He led personally the demonstration in support of the use of Russian Armed Leningrad), Russian Federation Forces in Ukraine. 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 DOB: 22.8.1960 Former Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the (Сергей Иванович МЕНЯЙЛО) POB: Alagir, North-Ossetian Siberian Federal District. Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Autonomous SSR, RSFSR (now Acting Head of Northern Ossetia since 9 April 2021. Russian Federation) 51. Vladimir Nikolaevich PLIGIN Gender: male Former member of the State Duma and former Chair of the Duma Constitutional Law 12.5.2014 (Владимир Николаевич ПЛИГИН) DOB: 19.5.1960 Committee. Responsible for facilitating the adoption of legislation on the annexation of POB: Ignatovo, Vologodsk Oblast, Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation. USSR (now Russian Federation) 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. 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/3Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 53. Oleg Grigorievich KOZYURA Gender: male Former Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Sevastopol. Responsible for the 12.5.2014 DOB: 30.12.1965or 19.12.1962 systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Sevastopol. (Олег Григорьевич КОЗЮРА) POB: Simferopol, Crimea or Former Chief of Staff of the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol. Oleh Hryhorovych KOZYURA Zaporizhia, Ukraine Advisor to the Governor of Sevastopol. (Олег Григорович КОЗЮРА) 58. Roman Viktorovich LYAGIN Gender: male Former head of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” Central Electoral Commission. Actively 12.5.2014 DOB: 30.5.1980 organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the “Donetsk (Роман Викторович ЛЯГИН) POB: Donetsk, Ukraine People’s Republic”. Former “Minister of Labour and Social Policy”. Roman Viktorovych LIAHIN Subject to criminal proceedings in Ukraine. (Роман Вiкторович ЛЯГIН) 79. Mikhail Vladimirovich Gender: male Former Member of the State Duma. 25.7.2014 DEGTYARYOV/DEGTYAREV DOB: 10.7.1981 As a member of the Duma he announced the inauguration of the “de facto embassy” of (Михаил Владимирович ДЕГТЯРËВ) POB: Kuibyshev (Samara), Russian the unrecognised, so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” in Moscow. He contributes to Federation undermining or threatening the territorial 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. 84. Fyodor Dmitrievich BEREZIN Gender: male Former so-called “deputy defence minister” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. 25.7.2014 DOB: 7.2.1960 He is associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin, who is responsible for actions which (Фëдор Дмитриевич БЕРЕЗИН) POB: Donetsk, Ukraine undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Fedir Dmytrovych BEREZIN 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 (Федiр Дмитрович БЕРЕЗIН) 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. L 321/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 108. Vladimir Abdualiyevich VASILYEV Gender: male Former Deputy Speaker of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014, he voted in favour of the 12.9.2014 (Владимир Абдуалиевич ВАСИЛЬЕВ) DOB: 11.8.1949 draft Federal Constitutional Law “On the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the POB: Klin, Moscow Region, Russian ‘Republic of Crimea’ and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal Federation subjects – the ‘Republic of 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 the Committee 12.9.2014 DOB: 5.4.1948 for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma. (Владимир Степанович НИКИТИН) POB: Opochka, Russian Federation On 20 March 2014he 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”. 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. 119. Alexander Mikhailovich BABAKOV Gender: male Former member of the State Duma. Former State Duma Deputy, Chair of the State Duma 12.9.2014 (Aлександр Михайлович БАБАКОВ) DOB: 8.2.1963 Commission on Legislative Provisions for Development of the Military-Industrial POB: Chisinau, Moldovan SSR (now Complex of the Russian Federation. He is a prominent member of “United Russia” and a Republic of Moldova) businessman with heavy 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. 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/5Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 121. Oleg Konstantinovich AKIMOV (a.k. Gender: male Deputy of the “Luhansk Economic Union” in the “National Council” of the “Luhansk 29.11.2014 a. Oleh AKIMOV) DOB: 15.9.1981 People’s Republic”. Stood as a candidate in the so-called “elections” of 2 November (Олег Константинович АКИМОВ) POB: Luhansk, Ukraine 2014 to the post of so-called “Head” of the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. These “elections” were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. Former “Head” of the Oleh Kostiantynovych AKIMOV so-called “Federation of Trade Unions”. Member of the so-called “People’s Council” of (Олег Костянтинович АКIМОВ) 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. 130. Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK (a. Gender: male Former so-called “Minister of Education” of the “Donetsk People’s Republic”. 29.11.2014 k.a. Igor Vladimirovich KOSTENOK) DOB: 15.3.1961 In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and POB: Vodyanske, Dobropillia Rayon, (Игорь Владимирович КОСТЕНОК) policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Donetsk oblast, Ukraine Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Водянское, Добропольский район Донецкой области, Украина Currently working for the Donetsk Academy of Management and Civil 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 Gender: male Former Member of the “National Council” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. 29.11.2014 (a.k.a. Yevhen Vyacheslavovych DOB: 10.5.1980or 21.10.1983 Former chairman of the public movement “Free Donbass”. ORLOV) POB: Snezhnoye, Donetsk oblast, In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and Ukraine (Евгений Вячеславович ОРЛОВ) policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of г. Снежное, Донецкой области, Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Украина Deputy Chairman of the DNR National Assembly Committee on Industry and Trade. L 321/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 137. Eduard Aleksandrovich BASURIN Gender: male Spokesperson and Deputy Head of the “People’s Militia” of the so-called “Donetsk 16.2.2015 DOB: 27.6.1966 People’s Republic”. (Эдуард Александрович БАСУРИН) POB: Donetsk, Ukraine In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and Eduard Oleksandrovych BASURIN policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of (Едуард Олександрович БАСУРIН) 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 People’s Republic”. 16.2.2015 DOB: 20.5.1972or 30.5.1972 Former chairman of the “Central Election Commission” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s (Александр Васильевич ШУБИН) POB: Luhansk, Ukraine 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 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 delivered by POB: Salair, Kemerovskaya Oblast, (Андрей Владимирович ЧЕРЕЗОВ) Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies OOO to OAO VO Technopromexport, to be installed Russian Federation in Crimea. This decision 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. 160. Sergey Anatolevich TOPOR-GILKA Gender: male; In his capacity as Director-General of OAO “VO TPE”, he led the negotiations with 4.8.2017 DOB: 17.2.1970 Siemens Gas Turbine Technologies OOO regarding the purchase and delivery of the gas (Сергей Анатольевич ТОПОР- POB: Moldovan Soviet Socialist turbines for a power plant in Taman, Krasnodar region, Russian Federation. He was later, ГИЛКА) Republic (now Republic of Moldova) as Director-General of OOO “VO TPE”, responsible for the transfer of the gas turbines to Nationality: Russian Crimea and for the implementation of the construction project of the thermal 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. 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/7Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 164. Aleksandr Yurevich PETUKHOV Gender: male Former Chair of the Sevastopol Electoral Commission. In this capacity he participated in 14.5.2018’; DOB: 17.7.1970 the organisation of the Russian presidential elections of 18 March 2018in the illegally Aleksandr Yurievich PETUKHOV POB: Ryazan, Russian Federation annexed Crimea and Sevastopol, and thereby actively supported and implemented (Александр Юрьевич ПЕТУХОВ) policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Oleksandr Yuriyovych PIETUKHOV Ukraine. (Олександр Юрiйович ПЄТУХОВ) 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 using force to end 25.7.2014 http://vk.com/sobolipress Ukraine’s control over Crimea, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty Русская община “Соболь” http://www.русскоедвижение.рф/ and independence of Ukraine. Phone number: Responsible for training separatists to fight against the Ukrainian government forces in (0652) 60-23-93 Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or security of Ukraine. Email: SoboliPress@gmail.com 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 important in 25.7.2014 Eastern Ukraine. Responsible for fighting against the Ukrainian government forces in “Бригада Восток” http://vk.com/ Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or security of Ukraine. patriotic_forces_of_donbas (a.k.a. Vostok Battalion; “Батальон Actively participated in the military operations resulting in the seizure of Donetsk Восток”) http://patriot-donetsk.ru/ Airport. info.patriot.donbassa@gmail.com Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the Armed Forces of “Donetsk People’s Republic”. L 321/8 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, The ownership of the entity was transferred contrary to Ukrainian law. On 9 April 2014, 25.7.2014 Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’” str. Vinodela Egorova 9 the “Presidium of the Parliament of Crimea” adopted decision No 1991-6/14 “On the amendments to the Resolution of the State Council of the ‘Republic of Crimea’” of Aкционерное общество 298650, Крым, г. Ялта, пгт. 26 March 2014 No 1836-6/14 “On nationalization of the property of enterprises, “Производственно-аграрное Массандра, ул. Винодела Егорова, д. 9 institutions and organizations of agro-industrial complex, located in the territory of the объединение ‘Массандра’” Website: http://massandra.su ‘Republic of Crimea’” declaring the appropriation of assets belonging to the state concern (formerly known as State Unitary “National Association of producers ‘Massandra’” on behalf of the “Republic of Crimea”. +7 978 936 75 04 Enterprise of the “Republic of The enterprise is thus effectively confiscated by the Crimean “authorities”. +7 3654 23 31 96 Crimea” “Production-Agrarian +7 3654 26 16 83 Union ‘Massandra’” Registration number: Государственное унитарное 1209100012648 предприятие Республики Крым “Производственно-аграрное объединение ‘Массандра’” Federal State Budgetary Enterprise Re-registered on 1 August 2014 Federal State Budgetary Enterprise “Proizvodstvenno “Production Agrarian Union agrarnoye obyedinenye ‘Massandra’” of the Administration of the President of the ‘Massandra’” of the Administration Russian Federation (Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие of the President of the Russian “Производственно-аграрное объединение ‘Массандра’ Управления делами Президента Federation Российской Федерации”). Founder: The Administration of the President of the Russian Federation (Управление делами Президента Российской Федерации). Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие Re-registered on 1 April 2019 as State Unitary Enterprise of the “Republic of Crimea” “Производственно-аграрное “Production Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’”. Re registered on 1 October 2020 as joint- объединение ‘Массандра’ stock company “Production-Agrarian Union ‘Massandra’”. Управления делами Президента Российской Федерации” State concern “National Association of producers ‘Massandra’” 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/9Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing Национальное производственно аграрное объединение “Массандра” Nacionalnoye proizvodstvenno agrarnoye obyedinenye “Massandra”) 24. Public movement “Donetsk Official information: Public “organisation” that presented candidates in the so-called “elections” of the so-called 29.11.2014 Republic” “Donetsk People’s Republic” on 2 November 2014 and 11 November 2018. These http://oddr.info/ “elections” are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. Общественное движение “Донецкая orgotdel@oddr.info республика” In participating formally in the illegal “elections” it has therefore actively supported Address: Donetsk, Universitetskaya actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and 19 independence of Ukraine, and further destabilise Ukraine. Founded by Andriy PURGIN and was headed by Alexander ZAKHARCHENKO. Nominated in 2018 Denis г. Донецк, ул. Университетская, дом PUSHYLIN to be “Head” of the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic”. 19 28. Luhansk Economic Union Official information: “Social organisation” that presented candidates in the illegal so-called “elections” of the 29.11.2014 (Luganskiy Ekonomicheskiy Soyuz) so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” on 2 November 2014 and 11 November 2018. https://vk.com/public97306393 Nominated a candidate, Oleg AKIMOV, to be “Head” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Луганский экономический союз Telegram: https://t.me/s/od_les_lnr 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. L 321/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 13.9.2021Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 33. Prizrak brigade Address: District 50 Year of the Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the 16.2.2015’. USSR, 18; c. of Kirovsk territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Бригада “Призрак” Ukraine. https://vk.com/battalionprizrak Part of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” of the “Lugansk People’s Republic”. http://prizrak.info/ Also referred to as the 14th Motorized Rifle Battalion. Part of the so-called People’s Militia of the “Luhansk People’s Republic”. mail@prizrak.info +38 (072) 199-86-39 13.9.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/11