Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 of 23 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

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ANNEX
The following persons and entities are added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014:
1.   Persons
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘212.
Sergei SHOIGU
(Сергей Кужугетович ШОЙГУ)
DOB: 21.5.1955
POB: Chadan, Republic of Tuva, Russian Federation
Nationality: Russian
Function: Defence Minister of the Russian Federation
Gender: Male
Sergei Shoigu is the Defence Minister of the Russian Federation. He has made public comments about Crimea being and remaining Russian. Under his command and orders, Russian troops have held military drills in the illegally annexed Crimea and have been positioned at the border. He is ultimately responsible for any military action against Ukraine.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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213.
Anton VAINO
(Антон Эдуардович ВАЙНО)
DOB: 17.2.1972
POB: Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality: Russian
Function: Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office
Gender: Male
Anton Vaino is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. He plays an active role in Kremlin decision-making process by taking part in the Russian ‘Security Council’ and influencing the elaboration of decisions by the President in the field of Russia’s defence and national security. Anton Vaino also attends meetings on socio-economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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214.
Marat KHUSNULLIN
(Марат Шакирзянович ХУСНУЛЛИН)
DOB: 9.8.1966
POB: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Function: Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Construction and Regional Development
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Marat Khusnullin is the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Construction and Regional Development. In this capacity, he is responsible for Russian governmental policies about occupied Crimea, including providing water to Crimea and Sevastopol.
He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine.
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215.
Dmitriy Yuryevich GRIGORENKO
(Дмитрий Юрьевич ГРИГОРЕНКО)
DOB: 14.7.1978
POB: Nizhnevartovsk, Tyumen Region, Russian Federation
Functions: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian Federation; Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank
Gender: Male
Dmitriy Grigorenko is Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian Federation. He is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank, a State-owned bank and associated with Maksim Reshetnikov, member of the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank.
In his former capacity of Deputy Director of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, Grigorenko was responsible for setting up new local tax legislation for the territory of Crimea following its annexation in 2014.
He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine.
He is also responsible for providing financial and material support, and benefitting from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine.
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216.
Maxim Gennadyevich RESHETNIKOV
(Максим Геннадьевич РЕШЕТНИКОВ)
DOB: 11.7.1979
POB: Perm, Russian Federation
Function: Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; Member of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Maxim Reshetnikov is the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. He is also a Member of the Supervisory Council of the VTB Bank, a State-owned bank and associated with Dmitriy Grigorenko, member of the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank.
In his capacity as Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov is responsible for infrastructure development programmes in Crimea and Sevastopol, most notably under the federal target programme "Social and Economic Development of the Republic of Crimea and Sebastopol until 2022" which has been extended until 2025. He has made public statements outlining the plans and priorities of the government of the Russian Federation concerning the economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol.
He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine.
He is also responsible for providing financial and material support, and benefitting from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine.
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217.
Nikolay Anatolyevich YEVMENOV
(a.k.a. Nikolai YEVMENOV)
(Николай Анатольевич ЕВМЕНОВ)
DOB: 2.4.1962
POB: Moscow, Russia
Function: Commander in chief of the Russian Navy
Rank: Admiral
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Nikolay Yevmenov is Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. As such, he is responsible for any maritime operation of the Russian navy, including in or to Ukraine.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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218.
Vladimir Lvovich KASATONOV
(Владимир Львович КАСАТОНОВ)
DOB: 17.6.1952
POB: Moscow, Russia
Gender: Male
Vladimir Kasatonov is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. As such, he is responsible for naval operations in or to Ukraine.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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219.
Igor Vladimirovich OSIPOV
(Игорь Владимирович ОСИПОВ)
DOB: 6.3.1973
POB: Novo-Shunoe settlement, Fedorovsky district, Kostanay region, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (now Kazakhstan)
Function: Commander in Chief of the Black Sea Fleet
Rank: Admiral
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Igor Osipov is the Commander in Chief of the Black Sea Fleet. As such, he is responsible for any maritime operation in or to Ukraine through the Black Sea and for restricting the freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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220.
Oleg Leonydovych SALYUKOV
(Олег Леонидович САЛЮКОВ)
DOB: 21.5.1955
POB: Saratov, Russian Federation
Function: Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
Rank: Army General
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Army General Oleg Salyukov is the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces. As such, he is responsible for Russian ground operations in or to Ukraine.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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221.
Sergei SUROVIKIN
(Сергей СУРОВИКИН)
DOB: 11.10.1966
POB: Novosibirsk, Russia
Function: Army General Commander of the Aerospace Forces
Rank: Army General
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Army General Sergei Surovikin is the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces. As such, he is responsible for air operations in or to Ukraine.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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222.
Sergey Vladimirovich DRONOV
(a.k.a. Sergei Vladimirovich DRONOV)
(Сергей Владимирович ДРОНОВ)
DOB: 11.8.1962
POB: Almazovka, Voroshilovograd region, Ukraine
Function: Commander of the Air Force and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air and Space Forces
Military rank: Lieutenant General
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Lieutenant General Sergey Vladimirovich Dronov is Commander of the Air Force and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air and Space Forces. As such, he is responsible for air operations in or to Ukraine.
He is therefore responsible for actively supporting and implementing actions and policies that undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as well as the stability or security in Ukraine.
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223.
Violetta PRIGOZHINA
(Виолетта ПРИГОЖИНА)
Associated individuals: Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (son); Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina (daughter-in-law)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Female
Violetta Prigozhina is the mother of Yevgeny Prigozhin and owner of Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which belongs to the Concord group, founded and owned until 2019 by her son. She is the owner of other companies with links to his son. She is associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is responsible for the deployment of Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine and for benefitting from large public contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and occupation of Eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed separatists.
She has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
23.2.2022
224.
Lyubov Valentinovna PRIGOZHINA
(Любовь Валентиновна ПРИГОЖИНА)
Associated individuals: Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin (husband); Violetta Prigozhina (mother-in-law)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Female
Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina is the spouse of Yevgeny Prigozhin and owner of Agat LLC, a subsidiary of Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which belongs to the Concord group, founded and owned until 2019 by her husband. She is associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is responsible for the deployment of Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine and for benefitting from large public contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and occupation of Eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed separatists.
She has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
23.2.2022
225.
Denis Aleksandrovich BORTNIKOV
(Денис Александрович БОРТНИКОВ)
DOB: 19.11.1974
Function: Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board
Nationality: Russian
Associated individuals: Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (father); Tatiana Borisovna Bortnikova (mother)
Denis Bortnikov is the son of, and as such is associated with, Alexander Bortnikov – Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Permanent Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, who is involved in shaping the policy of the Russian Government threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
He is the deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, in which position he works to legitimise his father’s shadow/ illegal income. He is therefore also supporting financially Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine.
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226.
Andrei Leonidovich KOSTIN
(Андрей Леонидович КОСТИН)
DOB: 21.9.1956
POB: Moscow, Former USSR (now Russian Federation)
Function: President of the VTB Bank Management Board
Associated persons: Tamara Mikhailovna Kostina (mother); Leonid Alekseevich Kostin (father)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Andrei Leonidovich Kostin is the president-chairman of Vneshtorbank (VTB) – one of the leading state-owned banks in Russia, and a member of the Supreme Council of the “United Russia” political party.
He has made public statements supporting the annexation of Crimea and encouraging Russian citizens to vacation in Crimea. He is also associated with, and according to media reports is an owner of, a winery and a luxurious hotel in Crimea.
He is therefore supporting actions and policies that undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine and benefitting from the annexation of Crimea.
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227.
Igor SHUVALOV
(Игорь Иванович ШУВАЛОВ)
DOB: 4.1.1967
POB: Bilibino, Russian Federation
Gender: Male
Igor Ivanovich Shuvalov is the chairman of State Development Corporation VEB.RF and a member of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission. He was previously a First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. In this capacity he made remarks stating that Russian would change budget rules to reflect an additional two million in population after the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
He is therefore supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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228.
Margarita SIMONYAN
(Маргарита Симоновна СИМОНЬЯН)
DOB: 6.4.1980
POB: Krasnodar, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation)
Function: Editor-in-chief of the English language television news network RT (Russia Today)
Associated individuals: Dmitry Konstantinovich KISELYOV
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Female
Margarita Simonyan is a central figure of the Government propaganda. She is also editor-in-chief of the English language television news network RT (Russia Today). Through her function, she promoted a positive attitude to the annexation of Crimea and the actions of separatists in Donbas.
Therefore, she supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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229.
Maria ZAKHAROVA
(Мария Владимировна ЗАХАРОВА)
DOB: 24.12.1975
POB: Moscow, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation)
Function: Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Nationality: Russian
Gender Female
Maria Zakharova is the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. As a central figure of the government propaganda, she promoted the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine.
Therefore, she supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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230.
Vladimir Roudolfovitch SOLOVIEV
(Владимир Рудольфович СОЛОВЬЁВ)
DOB: 20.10.1963
POB: Moscow, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation)
Function: Propagandist and TV/Radio Journalist
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Vladimir Solovyev is a Propagandist and Presenter of the Russia-1 channel and Rossia 24. He received a medal (Order of Alexander Nevsky) for “high professionalism and objectivity in covering events in the Republic of Crimea”.
Solovyov is known for his extremely hostile attitude towards Ukraine and praise of the Russian government.
Therefore, he is responsible for supporting actions or policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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231.
Konstantin KNYRIK
(Константин КНЫРИК)
DOB: 1989 (possibly)
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Konstantin Knyrik is a pro-Russian activist running MediaGroup News Front Ltd, a news website registered in the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula. He is the chief of the Crimean division of the Rodina Party, a pro-Kremlin party in Russia.
Konstantin Knyrik received the medal ‘for the return of Crimea’.
He therefore actively supported and implemented actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.
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232.
Aleksey Konstantinovich PUSHKOV
(Алексей Константинович ПУШКОВ)
DOB: 10.8.1954
POB: Beijing, China
Nationality: Russian
Phone and fax: 8 (495) 697-58-69
Address of the reception office in the subject of the Russian Federation: 51 Lenina St., Perm, 614000, room 219
Telephone and fax numbers of the reception office in the region of the Russian Federation: (342) 253-66-01
Gender: Male
Aleksey Konstantinovich Pushkov is a Senator from Perm Krai, member of the ruling United Russia political party and Chairman of the Commission on Information Policy. He made several statements in support of the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, and presented it as a ‘fait accompli’.
He is therefore responsible for supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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233.
Pyotr TOLSTOY
(a.k.a Petr Olegovich TOLSTOY; Pyotr Olegovich TOLSTOY)
(Пётр Олегович ТОЛСТОЙ)
DOB: 20.6.1969
POB: Moscow, ex-USSR (now Russian Federation)
Function: Russian journalist, producer, presenter and politician. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma since 2016 and the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 28 January 2020.
Nationality: Russian
Gender: Male
Pyotr Tolstoy is a Member of the State Duma and head of the Russian delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He is also TV-Host of “Vremya Pokazhet”. Central figure of the Government propaganda, he frequently takes positions in favour of the annexation of Crimea.
Therefore, he is responsible for supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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2.   Entities
Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
‘52.
Internet Research Agency
(Агентство интернет-исследований)
Date of creation: 2013
Address: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Associated individuals: Yevgeny Prigozhin
Internet Research Agency is a Russian company engaged in online influence operations on behalf of Russia. Its ultimate objective is to manipulate the public opinion.
The company conducts disinformation campaigns targeting Ukraine’s agenda by influencing elections or perceptions of the annexation of Crimea or the conflict in Donbas. In this capacity, the Internet Research Agency is responsible for actively supporting actions which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
The company is financed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, and therefore associated with a listed person.
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53.
Bank Rossiya
(Банк «Россия»)
Founded on 27.6.1990
Address: Pl Rastrelli 2 Liter A Saint Petersburg, 191124 Russian Federation
Website: Abr.ru
Associated individuals: Dmitri LEBEDEV (Chairman); Yuriy KOVALCHUK (largest shareholder)
Bank Rossiya is the personal bank of Senior Officials of the Russian Federation. In this capacity, Bank Rossiya supports and benefits from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine.
Bank Rossiya has important stakes in the National Media Group which, in turn, controls television stations which actively support the Russian government’s policies of destabilisation of Ukraine. Since the illegal annexation of Crimea, Bank Rossiya has opened branches across Crimea and Sevastopol. Bank Rossiya also provided a loan to Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Crimean Railway” and supports the construction of the railway over the Crimean bridge. Therefore, Bank Rossiya supports financially actions which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Associated with Yuriy Valentinovich Kovalchuk, largest shareholder of Bank Rossiya.
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54.
PROMSVYAZBANK
(ПАО Промсвязьбанк")
Founded in 1995
Address: Moscow;
Website: psbank.ru
Associated individuals: Petr Fradkov, CEO
PROMSVYAZBANK is a Russian State-owned bank, which provides financial support to the Russian defence sector and the Russian military, which is responsible for the massive deployment of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine and for the presence of Russian troops in the Crimean peninsula.
PROMSVYAZBANK is directly instructed by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and therefore provides financial and material support to Russian decision-makers responsible for the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea.
PROMSVYAZBANK operates in the Crimean peninsula.
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55.
VEB.RF
(a.k.a. Vnesheconombank; VEB)
(ВЭБ.РФ)
Founded in 1922 as bank and 2007 as development institute
Address: 9 prospekt Akademika Sakharova, Moscow, Russia;
Website: veb.ru
Associated individuals: Igor Shuvalov, Chairman
VEB.RF is a major financial development institution whose Chairman is directly appointed by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and takes instructions directly from him. VEB.RF generates an important source of revenue for the Russian Government and manages its State pension funds.
VEB.RF plays an active role in the diversification of the defence sector of the Russian Federation and has projects with defence industry companies, including Rostec, which provide support to actions which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
VEB granted loans to small and medium enterprises in Crimea and considers it a “priority region” and has partnerships with the Ministry of Crimean Affairs, responsible for the integration of the annexed Autonomous ‘Republic of Crimea’ into the Russian Federation.
In this capacity, VEB.RF actively supports, materially or financially, or benefits from, Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine.
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260 of 23 February 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

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