Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Kwang Chol NO

Aliases

노광철

Position

Minister of Defence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

DoB

N/A

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403183

Official reason

No Kwang Chol is Minister of Defence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). In his position, he is directly involved in the military cooperation between DPRK and the Russian Federation, including the deployment of DPRK soldiers to the Russian Federation in support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, No Kwang Chol...

Other Information

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403183

Date of listing

2024-12-16

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