Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Roman Viktorovich LYAGIN

Aliases

Роман Викторович ЛЯГИН; Роман Вікторович ЛЯГIН; Roman Viktorovych LIAHIN; Roman Wiktorowitsch LJAGIN; Roman Viktorovytj LJAHIN; Roman Viktorovitj LJAGIN

Position

Former head of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” Central Electoral Commission. Former “Minister of Labour and Social Policy”.

DoB

1980-05-30

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.321.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2021%3A321%3ATOC

Official reason

Former head of the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’. Former ‘Minister of Labour and Social Policy’. Subject to criminal proceedings in Ukraine.

Other Information

(Date of UN designation: 2014-05-12)

Date of listing

2021-09-13

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