Last Updated: January 19, 2026
So-called 'Lugansk People's Republic'
Aliases
Luhansk People's Republic; 'Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika' (LNR)
Official reason
The so called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ was established on 27 April 2014. Responsible for organising the illegal referendum on May 11 2014, and made a declaration of independence on May 12 2014. On 22 May 2014, the so called ‘People's Republics’ of Donetsk and Lugansk created the so called ‘Federal State of Novorossiya’. The so called “Lugansk Pe...
Other Information
Names of Directors(s)|Management: Associated with Aleksey Karyakin (who signed the Novorossiya declaration)|Mr Vasyl Nikitin responsible for the separatist "governmental" activities of the so called "government of the People's Republic of Luhansk"|Gennadiy Nikolaivych Tsyplakov was active before becoming "Prime Minister of the so-called "Lugansk Pe...
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions relating to Russia continue to operate effectively. You should also review the following regulations to find out any changes made to the Regulations: the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.
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