Prováděcí nařízení Rady (EU) 2026/1362 ze dne 15. června 2026, kterým se provádí nařízení (EU) 2024/1485 o omezujících opatřeních vzhledem k situaci v Rusku

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 RussiaOJ L, 2024/1485, 27.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1485/oj. , 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,

Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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

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

(2) On 14 February 2026 , the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands published a joint statement in which they declared that they are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin called epibatidine, despite claims by the Russian Federation that he died of natural causes. Epibatidine is a toxin found in frogs in South America and is not found naturally in Russia.

(3) The Union remains unwavering in its condemnation of the human rights violations and repressions in Russia.

(4) In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that one entity and 15 natural persons who have been involved in the persecution, poisoning and death of Alexei Navalny should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2024/1485.

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

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

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