Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/755 of 13 April 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/755
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Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The following entities are added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘210.

Wagner Group

(Russian: Группа Вагнера)

a.k.a.

Vagner Group

PMC Wagner

Liga

League

Associated individuals: Dimitriy Utkin; Yevgeniy Prigozhin

The Wagner Group is a Russia-based unincorporated private military entity, which was established in 2014 as a successor organisation of the Slavonic Corps. It is led by Dimitriy Utkin and financed by Yevgeniy Prigozhin. Through the setting-up of local entities, and with the support of local governments, the Wagner Group finances and conducts its operations. The Wagner Group spearheaded the attacks against the Ukrainian towns of Soledar and Bakhmut in January 2023 and it is actively participating in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The Wagner Group is therefore responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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211.

RIA FAN

a.k.a.

FNA

Federal News Agency LLC

RIA FNA

Place of registration: St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Date of registration: 11.5.2014

Website:

www.riafan.ru

Associated individual: Yevgeniy Prigozhin

Associated entities: Patriot Media Group; Wagner Group.

RIA FAN is part of the Patriot Media Group, a Russian media organisation whose Board of Trustees is headed by Yevgeniy Prigozhin. RIA FAN is involved in pro-government propaganda and disinformation on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. RIA FAN refers to the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine as a mission to stop ‘Ukrainian Nazis’ and promotes actions undertaken by the Wagner Group. RIA FAN is therefore supporting materially actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. RIA FAN is also associated with the Patriot Media Group.

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