THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) 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 gravity of the situation, the Council considers that additional persons 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 therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rogozin, Dmitry Olegovich | d.o.b. 21.12.1963; in Moscow | Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. Publicly called for the annexation of Crimea. | 21.3.2014 |
| 2. | Glazyev, Sergey | d.o.b. 1.1.1961, Zaporozhye, (Ukrainian SSR) | Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation. Publicly called for the annexation of Crimea. | 21.3.2014 |
| 3. | [X1Matviyenko, Valentina Ivanovna] | d.o.b. 7.4.1949, Shepetovka, Khmelnitskyi oblast (Ukrainian SSR) | Speaker of the Federation Council. On 1 March 2014, publicly supported in the Federation Council the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. | 21.3.2014 |
| 4. | Naryshkin, Sergei Evgenevich | d.o.b. 27.10.1954, St Petersburg (former Leningrad) | Speaker of the State Duma. Publicly supported the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. Publicly supported the Russia-Crimea reunification treaty and the related federal constitutional law. | 21.3.2014 |
| 5. | Kiselyov, Dmitry Konstantinovich | d.o.b. 26.4.1954 | Appointed by Presidential Decree on 9 December 2013 Head of the Russian Federal State news agency "Rossiya Segodnya". Central figure of the government propaganda supporting the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. | 21.3.2014 |
| 6. | Nosatov, Alexander Mihailovich | d.o.b. 27.3.1963 Sevastopol, (Ukrainian SSR) | Deputy-Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear-Admiral Responsible for commanding Russian forces that have occupied Ukrainian sovereign territory. | 21.3.2014 |
| 7. | Kulikov, Valery Vladimirovich | d.o.b. 1.9.1956, Zaporozhye, (Ukrainian SSR) | Deputy-Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral Responsible for commanding Russian forces that have occupied Ukrainian sovereign territory. | 21.3.2014 |
| 8. | Surkov, Vladislav Yurievich | d.o.b. 21.9.1964, Solntsevo, Lipetsk | Aide to the President of the Russian Federation. He was an organiser of the process in Crimea by which local Crimean communities were mobilised to stage actions undermining the Ukrainian authorities in Crimea. | 21.3.2014 |
| 9. | Mikhail Malyshev | Chair of the Crimea Electoral Commission | Responsible for administering the Crimean referendum. Responsible under the Russian system for signing referendum results. | 21.3.2014 |
| 10. | Valery Medvedev | Chair of Sevastopol Electoral Commission | Responsible for administering the Crimean referendum. Responsible under the Russian system for signing referendum results. | 21.3.2014 |
| 11. | Lt. Gen. Igor Turchenyuk | Commander of the Russian forces in Crimea | The de-facto Commander of Russian troops deployed on the ground in Crimea (whom Russia continues to refer to officially as "local self-defence militias"). | 21.3.2014 |
| 12. | Elena Borisovna Mizulina | Deputy in the State Duma | Originator and co-sponsor of recent legislative proposals in Russia that would have allowed regions of other countries to join Russia without their central authorities' prior agreement. | 21.3.2014 |
Editorial Information
X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP of 21 March 2014 implementing Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 86 of 21 March 2014).