Several prominent Russian businessmen, including Dmitry Pumpyansky, Mikhail Gutseriev, Gennady Timchenko, and Tigran Khudaverdyan, along with members of their families, have submitted filings to the European Court of Justice to challenge the EU sanctions imposed on them. The notices announcing these filings appeared on the court’s website and indicate that each claim was filed individually on November 16. The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg previously dismissed a number of claims from Russian entrepreneurs subject to restrictive measures, including the challenge raised by Pumpyansky, who once served as a beneficiary and member of the board of directors of a pipe manufacturing company before being placed on the sanctions list. The court also rejected petitions from Timchenko and from Tigran Khudaverdyan, the former general director of a major tech firm.
Canada announced the lifting of sanctions against Russian businessman Oleg Boyko in November, marking a shift in the country’s approach to certain individuals previously targeted.
Earlier, the European Union dismissed additional claims from Russian citizens who were under sanctions, according to the latest public notices. These developments reflect ongoing legal debates over the scope and application of EU sanctions and the balancing of economic and political considerations among member states and sanctioned individuals. [Citation: Court of Justice of the European Union, official notices]