Last Updated: July 8, 2025
Yevgeny Valeryevich NIKIFOROV
Aliases
Евгений Валерьевич НИКИФОРОВ; Jevgenij Valerjevitj NIKIFOROV
Position
Commander of the Western Military District
DoB
1970-01-01
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R1216
Official reason
Colonel General Yevgeny Nikiforov is, since January 2023, the Commander of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation. Under his command, the Russian Armed Forces, including troops of the Western Military District, are continuing their attacks against Ukraine, in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In taking on ...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R1216
Date of listing
2023-06-23
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
- Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Territorial integrity) - Misappropriation of state funds of Ukraine (MSF) - Restrictive measures in response to the...
Regime
EU country specific, EU MSF
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
Official Information
Program: Restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (Crimea) On 6 March 2014, the Heads of State or Government of the EU countries strongly condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. At its meeting on 20-21 March 2014, the European Council strongly conde...
Program URL
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0386-20220622 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0145-20230915 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0119-20230304 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02022D0266-20230222