Igor Kornet is the “Minister of Internal Affairs” of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR).”  He previously announced that the Ministry of Interior of the LPR would launch a large-scale issuance of LPR passports to residents.  Kornet is being designated for being responsible for or complicit in, or having engaged in, directly or indirectly, actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; asserting governmental authority over any part or region of Ukraine without the authorization of the Government of Ukraine; and acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the LPR.