Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 753/2014 of 11 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 753/2014of 11 July 2014implementing 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 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of UkraineOJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6., and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)On17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.(2)In view of the gravity of the situation in Ukraine, the Council considers that additional persons 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 1The persons 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 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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.Done at Brussels, 11 July 2014.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. GoziANNEXLIST OF PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1
NameIdentifying informationReasonsDate of listing
1.Aleksandr Yurevich BORODAI (Александр Юрьевич Бородай)DOB: 25.7.1972 in MoscowSo called "Prime Minister of People's Republic of Donetsk".Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the Donetsk People' s Republic" (e.g. on 8 July stated "our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian "fascists""), Signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on "Novorossiya union"12.7.2014
2.Alexander KHODAKOVSKY (Александр Сергеевич Ходаковский)So called "Minister of Security of People's Republic of Donetsk".Responsible for the separatist security activities of the so called "government of the Donetsk People' s Republic"12.7.2014
3.Alexandr Aleksandrovich KALYUSSKY, (Александр Александрович Калюсский)So called "de facto Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs of DPR".Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the Donetsk People' s Republic"12.7.2014
4.Alexander KHRYAKOVSo called "Information and Mass Communications Minister of DPR".Responsible for the pro-separatist propaganda activities of the so called "government of the Donetsk People' s Republic"12.7.2014
5.Marat BASHIROVSo called "Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the People' s Republic of Luhansk, confirmed on 8 Jul".Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the People' s Republic of Luhansk"12.7.2014
6.Vasyl NIKITINSo called "Vice Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the People' s Republic of Luhansk", (used to be the so called "Prime Minister of the People' s Republic of Luhansk", and former spokesman of the "Army of the Southeast").Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the People' s Republic of Luhansk"Responsible for the statement of the Army of the Southeast that the Ukrainian presidential elections in the "People's Republic of Luhansk" cannot take place due to the "new" status of the region.12.7.2014
7.Aleksey KARYAKIN (Алексей Карякин)1979So called "Supreme Council Chair of the People' s Republic of Luhansk".Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the "Supreme Council", responsible for asking the Russian Federation to recognize the independence of "People' s Republic of Luhansk"Signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on the "Novorossiya union"12.7.2014
8.Yurij IVAKIN (Юрий Ивакин)So called "Minister of Internal Affairs of the People' s Republic of Luhansk".Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the People' s Republic of Luhansk"12.7.2014
9.Igor PLOTNITSKYSo called "Defence Minister of the People' s Republic of Luhansk".Responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the People' s Republic of Luhansk"12.7.2014
10.Nikolay KOZITSYNJune 20, 1956 in Donetsk regionCommander of Cossack forces.Responsible for commanding separatists in Eastern Ukraine fighting against the Ukrainian government forces12.7.2014
11.Oleksiy MOZGOVY (Олексій Мозговий)One of the leaders of armed groups in Eastern Ukraine.Responsible for training separatists to fight against the Ukrainian government forces12.7.2014