1Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1149 of 26 May 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia

Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1149 of 26 May 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 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 Decision (CFSP) 2024/ 1484 Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 of 27 May 2024 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia (OJ L, 2024/1484, 27.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1484/oj). . (2) On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484, the restrictive measures set out therein should be renewed until 28 May 2027. (3) The Council considers that the identifying information and the statement of reasons of seven natural persons should be amended. (4) Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 11, first paragraph, the date 28 May 2026 is replaced by that of 28 May 2027. (2) the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 26 May 2026. For the Council The President M. Raouna

Annex

ANNEX In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484, under the heading A. Natural persons entries 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 36 and 43 are replaced by the following corresponding entries: NameIdentifying informationStatement of ReasonsDate of listing1. Nikolai Pavlovich DUBOVIK (Николай Павлович ДУБОВИК) Position: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Gender: male DOB:23.4.1956 Nikolai Pavlovich Dubovik is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. In his position, he refused to consider Alexei Navalny’s cassation appeal against the verdict in the slander of a veteran trial. As a result, he politically discredited Alexei Navalny before the 2020 constitutional referendum in Russia. Therefore, Nikolai Pavlovich Dubovik is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 27.5.20242. Eduard Borisovich ERDYNIEV (Эдуард Борисович ЭРДЫНИЕВ) Position: Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Gender: male DOB: 16.3.1964 Eduard Borisovich Erdyniev is a judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. In his position, he refused to consider Alexei Navalny’s cassation appeal against the decision to replace the probation sentence with a fully-fledged sentence. Consequently, Alexei Navalny was pronounced guilty and, years later, was imprisoned in a high-security penal colony in order to prevent him from engaging in political activity. Therefore, Eduard Borisovich Erdyniev is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression.

27.5.2024 3. Andrey Vladimirovich FEDOROV (Андрей Владимирович ФЕДОРОВ/ФЁДОРОВ) Position: Deputy Chairman of the Kirovsky District Court of Tomsk Judge of the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk Nationality: Russian Gender: male Andrey Vladimirovich Fedorov is a Russian judge working in the Kirovsky District Court, city of Tomsk. In his position, he rejected the complaint about the inaction of the officials of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation of the Tomsk Oblast regarding the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. His decision resulted in the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny. He has been promoted to Deputy Chairman of the Kirovsky District Court of Tomsk. Therefore, Andrey Vladimirovich Fedorov is responsible for activities which seriously undermine the rule of law in Russia. 27.5.202412. Sergey Vladimirovich BLINOV (Сергей Владимирович БЛИНОВ) Position: Chairman of the Slobodskoy District Court of the Kirov Region Former judge of the Leninsky District Court of Kirov Nationality: Russian Gender: male DOB: 1978 Sergey Vladimirovich Blinov was a judge of the Leninsky District Court of Kirov. In 2013, he sentenced Alexei Navalny to 5 years and businessman Pyotr Ofitserov to 4 years in prison on embezzlement charges in the politically motivated trial of the Kirovles case. Additionally, they were fined 500000 rubles each. Therefore, Sergey Vladimirovich Blinov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. He is currently serving as the chairman of the Slobodskoy District Court of the Kirov Region. 27.5.2024 13. Evgeny Vladimirovich BORISOV (Евгений Владимирович БОРИСОВ) Position: judge of the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow Nationality: Russian Gender: male DOB:13.3.1984 Evgeny Vladimirovich Borisov is a judge at the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow. In 2015, he accepted the claim of the Kirovles company to recover 16 million rubles from Alexei Navalny and two other defendants in the politically motivated Kirovles case. Therefore, Evgeny Vladimirovich Borisov is responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia by violating freedom of opinion and expression. 27.5.202436. Denis Gennadievich POPOV (Денис Геннадьевич ПОПОВ) Position: Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters Former prosecutor of the city of Moscow DOB: 12.1.1972 POB: Sverdlovsk Nationality: Russian Gender: male TIN: 770970517335 Denis Popov was the prosecutor of the city of Moscow. He was appointed by President Putin in 2019. Mr Popov was responsible for organising the state prosecution of Alexei Navalny and other opposition leaders and political activists in Moscow. He directly oversaw the recognition as extremist structures of organisations created by Alexei Navalny to support his political activities. Therefore, Denis Popov is responsible for serious violations or abuses of human rights or for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and for activities seriously undermining the rule of law in Russia.

He is currently a Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. 20.5.2025 43. Ekaterina Feliksovna TIAMINA (Екатерина Феликсовна ТЯМИНА) Position: Judge of the Saint. Petersburg City Court Former judge of the Kalininsky District Court of Saint Petersburg Nationality: Russian Gender: female As judge of the Kalininsky District Court of Saint Petersburg, Ekaterina Tiamina sentenced Ioann Kurmoyarov, blogger and priest, to 3 years imprisonment on politically-motivated charges for spreading so-called fake news about the Russian army. Ioann Kurmoyarov was arrested for publishing video content on different social media platforms, where he criticised Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on Christian pacifist and Orthodox theological bases. Ekaterina Tiamina also prolonged the incarceration of Viktoria Petrova, manager, on politically-motivated charges for spreading so-called fake news about the Russian army. Ms Petrova was arrested for sharing anti-war YouTube-videos such as material from Maksim Kants, Aleksandr Nevzorov and the Ukrainian president Zelensky on her personal VK-page. Therefore, Ekaterina Tiamina is responsible for serious violations of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, for the repression of civil society, and for activities seriously undermining the rule of law in Russia. She is currently serving as a judge of the Saint Petersburg City Court. 20.5.2025.