The Federal Department of Economic Affairs of the Swiss government (YEAR) has decided to remove 12 people from the sanctions list, all of whom are linked to Russia.
A similar decision to exclude individuals from sanctions lists had previously been made by the European Union.
These individuals have been taken off the sanctions list:
- Utkin Dimitriy Valerievich, УТКИН Дмитрий Валерьевич (Russian) Sex: M DOB: a) 1 Jun 1970 b) 11 Jun 1970 POB: Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation Address: Pskov, Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Federation. Dimitriy Utkin, a former Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer, is the founder of the Wagner Group and responsible for coordinating and planning operations for the deployment of Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine.
- Bortsov Nikolay Ivanovich, Борцов Николай Иванович (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 8 May 1945 Justification: Member of the State Duma who voted in favour of the resolution No. 58243-8 “On the appeal of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation To the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the need to recognize the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic” and therefore supported and implemented actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Subarev Viktor Vladislavovich, Зубарев Виктор Владиславович (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 20 Feb 1961 Justification: Member of the State Duma who voted in favour of the resolution No. 58243-8 “On the appeal of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation To the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the need to recognize the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic”.
- Kuprin Anton Valerevich, КУПРИН Антон Валерьевич (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 3 Aug 1978 (approximately) Justification: Anton Valerevich Kuprin is the Captain of the frigate “Admiral Essen” of the Russian Black Sea fleet. The frigate “Admiral Essen” is contributing to Russia’s war efforts in the Black Sea.
- Mndoiants Serguey Achotovich, МНДОЯНЦ Сергей Ашотович (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 21 Sep 1961 POB: Moscow, Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Federation Justification: a) Serguey Mndoiants is former executive vice-president in charge of government relations for the Russian conglomerate company AFK Sistema PAO, active in the telecommunication and IT sector. S
- Popov Oleg Nikolaevich, ПОПОВ Олег Николаевич (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 16 Apr 1972 POB: Luhansk, Ukraine Justification: Member of the so-called ‘People’s Council’ of the so-called ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’. Has therefore supported and implemented actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.
- Volozh Arkady Yurievich, ВOЛОЖ Аркaдий Юрьевич (Russian) DOB: 11 Feb 1964 POB: Atyrau, Kazakhstan Nationality: a) Russian Federation b) Malta Justification: a) Arkady Volozh is a Russian businessperson with business interests in IT and technology. He is the founder and former CEO of Yandex, having resigned following his listing by the European Union. He is a major shareholder of Yandex, the largest Internet company in Russia, operating Russia’s most popular search engine.
- Hambálek Jozef Spelling, ХАМБАЛЕК Йозеф (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 14 Mar 1972. Jozef Hambálek is the President of the Europe chapter of the nationalist motorcycle club Nightwolves MC based in Slovakia. Hambálek, who can be connected to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and other representatives of the Russian government, is publicly known for building the Europe headquarters of the Nightwolves MC on a former military base in Slovakia for which he used discarded military equipment, including tanks.
- Zhidko Gennadiy Valeryevich, ЖИДКО Геннадий Валериевич (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 12 Sep 1965 POB: Yangiabad, Uzbekistan Nationality: Russian Federation Justification: Key member of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He has been actively involved in the deployment of troops to Ukraine and oversaw the implementation of an order to deploy Russian minors to the Ukrainian war theatre.
- Panchenko Igor Vladimirovich, ПАНЧЕНКО Игорь Владимирович (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 18 May 1963 POB: Aleksin, Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Federation Justification: Igor Panchenko is a member of the Federation Council who on 4 Oct 2022 ratified the four treaties between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, the Zaporizhzhia region, and the Kherson region, and their admission to the Russian Federation.
- Avdeeva Elena Osipovna, АВДЕЕВА Елена Осиповна (Russian) Sex: W DOB: 19 Jul 1968 POB: Cherepovets, Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Federation Justification: Eelena Avdeeva is a member of the Federation Council who on 4 Oct 2022 ratified the four treaties between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, the Zaporizhzhia region, and the Kherson region, and their, admission to the Russian Federation.
- Tsokov Oleg Yurievich, ЦОКОВ Олег Юрьевич (Russian) Sex: M DOB: 23 Sep 1971 POB: Russian Federation Nationality: Russian Federation Justification: Oleg Tsokov is a Russian military leader, and Commander of the 144th Motor Rifle Division of the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
