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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/240 of 9 February 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of

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 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. (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 natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. (3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2015. It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 February 2015.

For the Council The President F. MOGHERINI

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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 Born in 1976, Commander of the ‘First Cossack Regiment’, 16.2.2015 Batya Stakhanov an armed separatist group involved in the Павел ДРЁМОВ fighting in eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

134. Alexey MILCHAKOV Born in 1991, Commander of the ‘Rusich’ unit, an armed 16.2.2015 aka Fritz, Serbian St. Petersburg separatist group involved in the fighting in Алексей МИЛЬЧАКОВ eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

135. Arseny PAVLOV aka Born on 2.2.1983, Commander of the ‘’, an 16.2.2015 Motorola Ukhta, Komi armed separatist group involved in the fight­ Арсéний Сергéевич ing in eastern Ukraine. ПÁВЛОВ (aka In this capacity, he has actively supported Моторóла) actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

136. Born in 1980, Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an 16.2.2015 aka Givi armed separatist group involved in the fight­ Михаил Толстых ing in eastern Ukraine. In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

137. So called ‘Deputy Commander’ of the Minis­ 16.2.2015 try of Defense of the so called ‘ Peo­ ple's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 40/9

Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing

138. Alexandr SHUBIN So called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal 16.2.2015 Александр so called ‘ People's Republic’. Васильевич ШУБИН In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise the country.

139. Sergey LITVIN So called Deputy Chairman of the Council 16.2.2015 Сергей Анатольевич of Ministers of the so called ‘Luhansk Peo­ ЛИТВИН ple's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

140. Sergey IGNATOV So called Commander in Chief of the Peo­ 16.2.2015 Сергей Юрьевич ple's Militia of the so called ‘Luhansk Peo­ ИГНАТОВ ple's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise the country.

141. Ekaterina FILIPPOVA Born on 20.11.1988 in So called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so called 16.2.2015 Екатерина Krasnoarmëisk ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Владимировна In taking on and acting in this capacity, she ФИЛИППОВА has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

142. Aleksandr TIMOFEEV Born on 27.1.1974 So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called 16.2.2015 Александр ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. ТИМОФЕЕВ In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise the country.

143. Evgeny MANUILOV So called ‘Minister of Budget’ of the so called 16.2.2015 Евгений ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. Владимирович In taking on and acting in this capacity, he МАНУЙЛОВ has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine. L 40/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.2.2015

Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing

144. Viktor YATSENKO Born on 22.4.1985 in So called ‘Minister of Communications’ of 16.2.2015 Виктор ЯЦЕНКО Kherson 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 in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

145. Olga BESEDINA So called ‘Minister of Economic Develop­ 16.2.2015 Ольга Игорева ment and Trade’ of the so called ‘Luhansk БЕСЕДИНА People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

146. Zaur ISMAILOV Born in 1975, Krasny So called ‘Acting General Prosecutor’ of the 16.2.2015 Заур Исмаилов Luch, Voroshilovgrad so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. Luhansk In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial in­ tegrity, sovereignty and independence of Uk­ raine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

147. Anatoly Ivanovich Born on 15.5.1955 in Deputy Minister of Defence, and in that ca­ 16.2.2015 ANTONOV Omsk pacity, involved in supporting the deploy­ Анатолий Иванович ment of Russian troops in Ukraine. Антонов 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 integ­ rity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

148. Arkady Viktorovich Born on 8.5.1956 in First Deputy Minister of Defence, and in 16.2.2015 BAKHIN Kaunas, Lithuania that capacity, involved in supporting the de­ Аркадий Викторович ployment of Russian troops in Ukraine. Бахин 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 integ­ rity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 16.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 40/11

Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing

149. Andrei Valeryevich Born on 9.11.1963 in Director of the Main Operations Depart­ 16.2.2015 KARTAPOLOV DDR ment and deputy chief of the General Staff Андрей Валерьевич of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federa­ Картaполов tion. In both capacities he is actively in­ volved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine. According to the stated activities of the gen­ eral staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he is actively in­ volved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine.

150. Iosif (Joseph) Born on 11.9.1937 in Member of the State Duma. 16.2.2015 Davydovich KOBZON Tchassov Yar, Ukraine He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Re­ Иосиф Дaвыдович public and during his visit made statements Кобзон supporting separatists. He was also ap­ pointed 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’.

151. Valery Fedorovich Born on 14.3.1955 in First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma 16.2.2015 RASHKIN the Kaliningrad Oblast, Committee on Ethnicity issues. Валерий Фёдорович USSR. He is the founder of the civil movement Рашкин ‘Krassnaya Moskva- Red Moscow -Patriotic Front Aid’ which organised public demon­ strations supporting separatists, thereby sup­ porting policies which undermine the terri­ torial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence 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’. L 40/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.2.2015

II. Entities

Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing

29. Cossack National Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Guard supported actions which undermine the ter­ Казачья ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ Национальная dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Гвардия Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Nikolay KOZITSYN.

30. Sparta battalion Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Батальон ‘Спарта’ supported actions which undermine the ter­ ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV.

31. Somali battalion Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Батальон ‘Сомали’ supported actions which undermine the ter­ ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH aka Givi.

32. Zarya battalion Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Батальон ‘Заря’ supported actions which undermine the ter­ ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

33. Armed separatist which has actively sup­ 16.2.2015 Бригада ‘Призрак’ ported actions which undermine the terri­ torial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Oleksiy MOZGOVY.

34. Oplot battalion Social media: Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Батальон ‘Оплот’ http://vk.com/oplot_info supported actions which undermine the ter­ ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

35. Kalmius battalion Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Батальон ‘Кальмиус’ supported actions which undermine the ter­ ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine. 16.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 40/13

Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing

36. Death battalion Armed separatist group which has actively 16.2.2015 Батальон ‘Смерть’ supported actions which undermine the ter­ ritorial integrity, sovereignty and indepen­ dence of Ukraine and to further destabilise Ukraine.

37. Public Movement The Public Movement ‘’/‘New 16.2.2015 ‘NOVOROSSIYA’ Russia’ was established in November 2014 Движение in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Новороссия Igor Strelkov (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Gen­ eral Staff of the Armed Forces of the Rus­ sian 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 sup­ porting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Associated with a person listed for under­ mining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.