EU court annuls renewed sanctions on former Motor Sich chief Boguslayev
The EU General Court has annulled the September 2025 renewal of sanctions against former Motor Sich President Vyacheslav Boguslayev, extending his run of successful challenges to EU restrictive measures.
LUXEMBOURG, October 7, 2026 — The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday annulled measures that kept former Ukrainian aviation executive Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Boguslayev on the bloc’s Russia-related sanctions list, ruling in Case T-807/25 over restrictions renewed in September 2025.
Boguslayev had challenged Council Decision 2025/1895 and Implementing Regulation 2025/1894, which extended asset-freeze measures first imposed against him in February 2023. His action alleged errors in the Council’s assessment, breaches of proportionality and fundamental rights, and shortcomings in effective judicial protection and the Council’s statement of reasons.
The proceedings followed two earlier victories for Boguslayev. In June 2025, the General Court annulled the March 2024 measures maintaining his listing, finding an error of assessment, although it rejected his damages claim.
The court again ruled in his favour in September 2025, annulling both the September 2024 and March 2025 measures that had continued the restrictions. That judgment temporarily maintained the effects of the March 2025 decision pending the expiry of the appeal period or any appeal.
Despite those rulings, the Council subsequently retained Boguslayev on the sanctions list. In March 2026, it renewed the measures again, describing him as a former president of Ukrainian aircraft-engine manufacturer Motor Sich and as a businessman involved in Russia’s aviation sector. The Council also cited Ukrainian investigations into alleged supplies of engines used to produce or repair Russian military helicopters.
Boguslayev has separately challenged that March 2026 renewal in Case T-345/26. In that action, he alleges the Council failed to comply with the earlier General Court judgments and seeks annulment of the latest measures as well as more than 42 million euros in damages linked to alleged property, reputational and other harm.
Wednesday’s judgment therefore adds to a continuing legal dispute over whether the Council has assembled a sufficient evidentiary and legal basis to keep Boguslayev subject to EU sanctions after successive annulments by the General Court.
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