Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Kang Sun NAM
Aliases
Sun-nam Kang
Position
former Defence Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
DoB
N/A
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ%3AL_202500527&qid=1742218670627
Official reason
Kang Sun Nam is the Defence Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). In his position, he supervises the development of the DPRK’s unlawful ballistic missile programme and is directly involved in the military cooperation between DPRK and the Russian Federation, which resulted in the DPRK providing ammunition to Russia in order t...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ%3AL_202400753
Date of listing
2025-03-15
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