{"id":2125952,"date":"2026-09-03T09:41:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125952"},"modified":"2026-09-03T09:41:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T06:41:42","slug":"putins-autocratic-regime-not-enough-to-freeze-assets-of-russia-linked-companies-eus-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125952","title":{"rendered":"Putin&#8217;s autocratic regime not enough to freeze assets of Russia-linked companies, EU&#8217;s court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/96\/42\/1200x675_cmsv2_8e2ae8ff-f670-5a03-8853-2362e24df0d2-9899642.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2922780-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922780\" data-cid=\"9899728\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure 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\">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/96\/42\/1536x864_cmsv2_8e2ae8ff-f670-5a03-8853-2362e24df0d2-9899642.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, center, leads a meeting on countering Western sanctions against Russian companies on Friday, July 31, 2026.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, center, leads a meeting on countering Western sanctions against Russian companies on Friday, July 31, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Oleg Molchanov<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Oleg Molchanov\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspLuca Bertuzzi\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1788428502\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-09-03 11:41:42 +02:00\">03\/09\/2026 &#8211; 11:41 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center 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National authorities need solid, objective proof of actual control.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that Russia&#8217;s autocratic regime is not, on its own, enough to justify freezing the assets of a company indirectly linked to someone under EU sanctions, as any such measure must be backed by objective and solid evidence.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brussels has currently blacklisted around 3,000 entities and individuals considered to be part of the Russian industrial-military complex that is participating in the invasion of Ukraine, pending extension on 15 September.<\/p>\n<p>The judgment sets clear limits on how far national authorities can go when freezing the assets of entities not directly listed under EU sanctions, but alleged to be linked to a sanctioned individual.<\/p>\n<p>The case concerns Inter Rao Lietuva, a Lithuanian electricity company that Lithuanian authorities placed on the national asset-freeze list despite it not being directly targeted by EU sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuanian authorities argued that the company&#8217;s ownership structure made it sufficiently connected to sanctioned individuals to justify the freeze: 51% of its shares are owned by Rao Nordic, a Finland-registered company wholly owned by PJSC Inter RAO, a major Russian state-controlled energy firm.<\/p>\n<p>Since the company was ultimately controlled by the Russian state, the authorities concluded it was under the indirect control of President Vladimir Putin, who is himself subject to EU sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The CJEU rejected that reasoning, ruling that restrictive measures must rest on proven control over the entity concerned, supported by objective and sufficiently solid evidence.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the judgment concludes that the mere fact that Russia&#8217;s political system is autocratic and oligarchic \u2014 giving Putin virtually unlimited power \u2014 does not by itself amount to sufficient evidence of his control over the company.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the national authorities might take into account all relevant information to assess the effectiveness of the control, even of an informal nature, by another person or entity subject to EU sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  EU countries showed &#8216;broad support&#8217; 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and last until February, UN warns<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922552-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2922552\" data-cid=\"9898630\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Netherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold from US and Canada to UK<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2921916-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2921916\" data-cid=\"9895601\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Death of Germany&#8217;s richest man creates a giant charitable foundation<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922631-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2922631\" data-cid=\"9899069\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain in disarray over leaked reports about Morocco\u2019s role in Ceuta<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922477-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2922477\" data-cid=\"9898437\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Iranian rial in freefall as dollar breaks 2.1 million mark<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922611-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2922611\" data-cid=\"9899000\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Belgium pushes back against new attempt to use Russian assets<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that Russia&#8217;s autocratic regime is not, on its own, enough to justify freezing the assets of a company indirectly linked to someone under EU sanctions, as any such measure must be backed by objective and solid evidence.Brussels has currently blacklisted around 3,000 entities and individuals considered to be part of the Russian industrial-military complex that is participating in the invasion of Ukraine, pending extension on 15 September.The judgment sets clear limits on how far national authorities can go when freezing the assets of entities not directly listed under EU sanctions, but alleged to be linked to a sanctioned individual.The case concerns Inter Rao Lietuva, a Lithuanian electricity company that Lithuanian authorities placed on the national asset-freeze list despite it not being directly targeted by EU sanctions against Russia.Lithuanian authorities argued that the company&#8217;s ownership structure made it sufficiently connected to sanctioned individuals to justify the freeze: 51% of its shares are owned by Rao Nordic, a Finland-registered company wholly owned by PJSC Inter RAO, a major Russian state-controlled energy firm.Since the company was ultimately controlled by the Russian state, the authorities concluded it was under the indirect control of President Vladimir Putin, who is himself subject to EU sanctions.The CJEU rejected that reasoning, ruling that restrictive measures must rest on proven control over the entity concerned, supported by objective and sufficiently solid evidence.As a result, the judgment concludes that the mere fact that Russia&#8217;s political system is autocratic and oligarchic \u2014 giving Putin virtually unlimited power \u2014 does not by itself amount to sufficient evidence of his control over the company.At the same time, the national authorities might take into account all relevant information to assess the effectiveness of the control, even of an informal nature, by another person or entity subject to EU sanctions.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/09\/03\/putins-autocratic-regime-not-enough-to-freeze-assets-of-russia-linked-companies-eus-court-&#8220;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; 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