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2026/2193

28.9.2026

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/2193

of 28 September 2026

implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 of 27 May 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia (1), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 27 May 2024, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.

(2)

On 19 August 2026, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, issued a statement in which he expressed his alarm at the barring of the Yabloko political party from the September 2026 parliamentary elections in Russia and the sentencing of its deputy chair, Lev Shlosberg, to more than 11 years in prison over anti-war speech. The High Commissioner called on authorities to respect freedom of expression and citizens’ right to fully and freely participate in electoral processes.

(3)

In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that 10 natural persons should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.

(4)

Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 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.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 September 2026.

For the Council

The President

M. HEYDON


(1)   OJ L, 2024/1485, 27.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1485/oj.


ANNEX

In Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485, the following entries are added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’:

 

Name

Identifying information

Statement of Reasons

Date of listing

‘99.

Vyacheslav Sergeevich KIRILLOV

(Вячеслав Сергеевич КИРИЛЛОВ)

Position: judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

DOB: 22.6.1966

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Vyacheslav Kirillov is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. On 10 August 2026, he delivered a verdict barring the Yabloko political party from participating in the September 2026 elections to the State Duma because of alleged breaches of copyright, extremism and other misconduct. Yabloko was the only political party that openly opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

On 9 April 2026, he ruled on the case of the human rights organisation Memorial, designating it as an extremist organisation and banning its activities in Russia.

He is therefore responsible for the repression of democratic opposition, and his activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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100.

Igor Nikolayevich ZINCHENKO

(Игорь Николаевич ЗИНЧЕНКО)

Position: judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, deputy chairman of the Appellate Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

DOB: 25.3.1971

POB: Shadrino, Kozulsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, former USSR (now Russian Federation)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Igor Zinchenko is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. He was a member of a judicial panel that upheld the decision barring the Yabloko political party from participating in the September 2026 elections to the State Duma because of alleged breaches of copyright, extremism, support for the LGBT movement and other misconduct. Yabloko was the only political party that openly opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

He is therefore responsible for the repression of democratic opposition, and his activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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101.

Denis Vladimirovich TYUTIN

(Денис Владимирович ТЮТИН)

Position: judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

DOB: 25.4.1971

POB: Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), former USSR (now Russian Federation)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Denis Tyutin is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. He was a member of a judicial panel that upheld the decision barring the Yabloko political party from participating in the September 2026 elections to the State Duma because of alleged breaches of copyright, extremism, support for the LGBT movement and other misconduct. Yabloko was the only political party that openly opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

He is therefore responsible for the repression of democratic opposition, and his activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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102.

Sergey Fyodorovich SAKHAROV

(Сергей Фёдорович САХАРОВ)

Position: head of the Division for Electoral Disputes and Judicial Representation of the Legal Department of the Central Election Commission of Russia

DOB: 15.11.1987

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Sergey Sakharov is the head of the Division for Electoral Disputes and Judicial Representation of the Legal Department of the Central Election Commission of Russia. In this capacity, he took part in proceedings before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation aimed at barring the Yabloko political party from participating in the September 2026 elections to the State Duma. He openly supported the application of the Rodina party, which sought to bar Yabloko on the grounds of alleged breaches of copyright, extremism, support for the LGBT movement and other misconduct. Yabloko was the only political party that openly opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

He is therefore providing material support for the repression of democratic opposition and for activities that seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia, including by assisting, facilitating or encouraging such acts.

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103.

Ilya Vladimirovich RUSAKOV

(Илья Владимирович РУСАКОВ)

Position: official in the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation

DOB: 15.8.1986

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Ilya Rusakov is an official in the Prosecutor General’s Office. In this capacity, he took part in proceedings before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation aimed at barring the Yabloko political party from participating in the September 2026 elections to the State Duma. He openly supported the application of the Rodina party, which sought to bar Yabloko on the grounds of alleged breaches of copyright, extremism, support for the LGBT movement and other misconduct. Yabloko was the only political party that openly opposed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

He is therefore providing material support for the repression of democratic opposition and for activities that seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia, including by assisting, facilitating or encouraging such acts.

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104.

Viktoria Mikhailovna MALYAMOVA

(Виктория Михайловна МАЛЯМОВА)

Position: judge of Pskov City Court

DOB: 1.3.1973

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Viktoria Malyamova is a judge of Pskov City Court. She sentenced Lev Shlosberg, an opposition politician from the Yabloko political party, to 11 years and one month of imprisonment for discrediting the Russian army and “fake news” regarding Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

She is therefore responsible for serious violations and abuses of human rights and for the repression of democratic opposition, and her activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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105.

Anna Sergeevna GORYACHOVA

(Анна Сергеевна ГОРЯЧЕВА)

Position: state prosecutor

DOB: 9.4.1998

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Anna Goryachova is a state prosecutor. She requested 12 years and one month of imprisonment for Lev Shlosberg, an opposition politician from the Yabloko political party, for discrediting the Russian army and “fake news” regarding Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Shlosberg was subsequently sentenced to 11 years and one month of imprisonment. Prior to that trial, Anna Goryachova prosecuted Lev Shlosberg in a case regarding the violation of “foreign agent” legislation, where she requested 440 hours of compulsory work. Shlosberg was sentenced to 420 hours by the court.

She is therefore responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of democratic opposition, and her activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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106.

Yulia Igorevna GUZNYAEVA

(Юлия Игоревна ГУЗНЯЕВА)

Position: assistant prosecutor of the Central Administrative District of Moscow

DOB: 30.5.1996

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Yulia Guznyaeva is assistant prosecutor of the Central Administrative District of Moscow. She was the state prosecutor in the trial of Maxim Kruglov, one of the leaders of the Yabloko political party. She requested an eight-year prison sentence for Kruglov’s social media posts concerning Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, specifically the war crimes committed in Bucha and Mariupol.

She is therefore responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of democratic opposition, and her activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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107.

Elina Arturovna BABAYANTS

(Элина Артуровна БАБАЯНЦ)

Position: judge of Zamoskvoretsky District Court, Moscow

DOB: 25.7.1995

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Elina Babayants is a judge of Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow. She was the judge in the trial of Maxim Kruglov, one of the leaders of the Yabloko political party. She sentenced Kruglov to seven years in a penal colony and banned him from using the internet for three years for his social media posts concerning Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, specifically the war crimes committed in Bucha and Mariupol.

She is therefore responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of democratic opposition, and her activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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108.

Elizaveta Sergeevna TRUSKALENKO

(Елизавета Сергеевна ТРУСКАЛЕНКО)

Position: judge of the Vyborsky district of St Petersburg

DOB: 18.10.1984

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Elizaveta Truskalenko is a judge of the Vyborsky district of St Petersburg. She was the judge in the trial of Nikolai Rybakov, the chairman of the Yabloko political party. She found Rybakov guilty and ordered him to pay a fine for posting a photograph of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The ruling effectively barred Rybakov from running in the September 2026 elections to the State Duma.

She is therefore responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights and for the repression of democratic opposition, and her activities seriously undermine democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2193/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)