Council Decision 2014/855/CFSP of 28 November 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

Article 1

The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX List of persons and entities referred to in Article 1 Individuals   Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing   Serhiy KOZYAKOV (aka Sergey Kozyakov) Сергей Козьяков 29.9.1982 In his capacity as ‘Head of the Luhansk Central Election Commission’ he is responsible for organising the so called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 in the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in organising the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Oleg AKIMOV (aka Oleh AKIMOV) Олег Акимов   Deputy of the ‘Luhansk Economic Union’ in the ‘National Council’ of the ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so called ‘elections’, of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Larisa AIRAPETYAN (aka Larysa Ayrapetyan, Larisa Airapetyan or Larysa Airapetyan) Лариса Айрапетян   ‘Health Minister’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Yuriy SIVOKONENKO (aka Yuriy Sivokonenko, Yury Sivokonenko, Yury Syvokonenko) Юрий Викторович Сивоконенко   Member of the ‘Parliament’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ and works in the Union of veterans of the Donbass Berkut. Stood as a candidate in the so called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the Head of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Aleksandr KOFMAN (aka Oleksandr Kofman) Александр Игоревич Кофман   ‘First deputy speaker’ of the ‘Parliament’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so called illegal ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the Head of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Ravil KHALIKOV Равиль Халиков   ‘First Deputy Prime Minister’ and previous ‘Prosecutor-General’ of 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 integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Dmitry SEMYONOV Дмитрий Семенов   ‘Deputy Prime Minster for Finances’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Oleg BUGROV   ‘Defense Minister’ of the so called Luhansk People's 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Lesya LAPTEVA Леся Лаптева   ‘Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Religion’ of the so-called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Yevgeniy Eduardovich MIKHAYLOV (aka Yevhen Eduardovych Mychaylov) 17.3.1963, Arkhangelsk ‘Head of the administration for governmental affairs’ of 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 integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK (aka Igor Vladimirovich Kostenok) Игорь Владимирович Костенок   ‘Minister of Education’ of 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 integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Yevgeniy Vyacheslavovich ORLOV (aka Yevhen Vyacheslavovych Orlov) Евгений Вячеславович Орлов   Member of the ‘National Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk's People's 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Vladyslav Nykolayevych DEYNEGO (aka Vladislav Nykolayevich Deynego) Владислав Дейнего   ‘Deputy Head’ of the ‘People's Council’ of the so-called ‘Luhansk People's 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014 Entities   Name Identifying information Statement of reasons Date of Listing   Donetsk Republic (Public organisation) Донецкая республика   Public ‘organisation’ that presented candidates in the so called ‘elections’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ on 2 November 2014. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. Headed by Alexander ZAKHARCHENKO and founded by Andriy PURGIN. 29.11.2014   Peace to Luhansk Region (Russian: Mir Luganschine) Мир Луганщине   Public ‘organisation’ that presented candidates in the so called ‘elections’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’2 November 2014. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. Headed by Igor PLOTNITSKY. 29.11.2014   Free Donbass (aka ‘Free Donbas’, ‘Svobodny Donbass’) Свободный Донбасс   Public ‘organisation’ that presented candidates in the so called ‘elections’ of the so called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’2 November 2014. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   People's Union (Narodny Soyuz) Народный союз   Public ‘organisation’ that presented candidates in the so called ‘elections’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’2 November 2014. These elections are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014   Luhansk Economic Union (Luganskiy Ekonomicheskiy Soyuz)   ‘Social organisation’ that presented candidates in the illegal so called ‘elections’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’2 November 2014. Nominated a candidate, Oleg AKIMOV, to be ‘Head’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. 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 to further destabilise Ukraine. 29.11.2014