Judgment_paragraph 71 · Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya v Council of the European Union (C-695/23 P)

71Furthermore, it should be borne in mind that it is neither necessary to ascertain whether the risk of circumvention is established in each individual case (see, to that effect, judgment of 25 June 2020, VTB Bank v Council, C‑729/18 P, EU:C:2020:499, paragraph 66), nor whether the associated person has a link to the actions of the authorities to undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, nor whether the restrictive measures imposed on that person under the criterion of association serve to achieve the objectives pursued by the restrictive measures regime adopted by the European Union against the Russian Federation, namely to bring pressure to bear on the Russian authorities (see, to that effect, judgment of 1 August 2025, Timchenko v Council, C‑703/23 P, EU:C:2025:608, paragraphs 55, 61 and 63).

Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya v Council of the European Union (C-695/23 P)

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