Last Updated: July 10, 2025

Yasha KAZAKOV

Aliases

Яков Иосифович КАЗАКOВ; Yaakov KEDMI; Yakov Iosifovich KAZAKOV; Jakov Iosifovitj Kazakov

Position

former politician, diplomat, political commentator, regular participant on State TV and pro-Kremlin talk shows

DoB

1947-03-05

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R0429

Official reason

Yakov Kedmi (Kazakov) is a political commentator and regular participant on State TV and pro-Kremlin propaganda shows. His statements on Ukraine match the most controversial claims of Russian officials and propagandists. Yaakov Kedmi (Kazakov) has criticised Ukraine, accused the Ukrainian leadership of Nazism, and of being a military threat to the ...

Other Information

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R0429

Date of listing

2023-02-25

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