Council of the European Union 28 April 2014, Council Implementing Decision 2014/238/CFSP of 28 April 2014 implementing Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

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Council Implementing Decision 2014/238/CFSP of 28 April 2014 amends the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP by adding fifteen named individuals to the list of persons subject to restrictive measures on account of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. The listed individuals include senior Russian Federation officials, military officers, and separatist leaders held responsible for, inter alia, overseeing the integration of the annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea into the Russian Federation, directing military intelligence activities in Eastern Ukraine, and organising or participating in separatist seizures of state buildings in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. The legal basis for the Decision is Article 31(2) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 3(1) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP, and the Decision entered into force upon publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on 29 April 2014.AI