Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1710 of 13 July 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1710
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 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 entry is added to Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’:

Name

Identifying information

Statement of Reasons

Date of listing

‘80.

Ivan Sergeevich KASYANENKO

(Russian: Иван Сергеевич КАСЬЯНЕНКО)

Function: deputy commander and senior official of the Special Operations Service (SSD) of the GRU

Rank: Lt. General

DOB: 9.9.1975

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Individual Taxpayer Number: 773471856698

Ivan Kasyanenko is the deputy commander of the Special Operations Service (SSD) of the GRU, which absorbed certain elements of Unit 29155, and is a senior official who oversees SSD operations. He has been identified as a principal organiser and supervisor of Unit 29155 activities connected to Afghanistan, including alleged efforts to provide financial incentives for attacks targeting the United States and personnel of the international coalition operating in Afghanistan.

Ivan Kasyanenko also coordinated operations linked to the 2018 Novichok poisonings of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia Skripal. In addition, he has been linked to the coordination of covert Russian activities in Europe, the management and integration of Wagner Group networks in Africa in 2023 and military-technical cooperation initiatives involving Iran.

Therefore, Ivan Kasyanenko is responsible for and implementing actions or policies attributable to the Government of the Russian Federation which undermine or threaten democracy, the rule of law, stability and security in third countries by undermining public order and safety, and by exploiting armed conflicts, instability and insecurity.

13.7.2026’