Council of the European Union 13 July 2026, Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1707 of 13 July 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s destabilising activities

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Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1707 of 13 July 2026 amends Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 by adding one natural person—Ivan Sergeevich Kasyanenko, Lieutenant General and deputy commander of the Special Operations Service (SSD) of the GRU—to the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in view of Russia's destabilising activities. The listing is grounded in Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union and is justified by Kasyanenko's alleged role as principal organiser of Unit 29155 operations, including financial incentives for attacks on coalition personnel in Afghanistan, coordination of the 2018 Novichok poisonings of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, covert activities in Europe, management of Wagner Group networks in Africa, and military-technical cooperation with Iran. The Decision entered into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, 13 July 2026.AI