Last Updated: July 9, 2025
Maksim SHUGALEI
Aliases
Максим ШУГАЛЕЙ; Maxim SHUGALEY; Maksim SJUGALEJ; Maksim ŠUGALEJ; Maxim ŠUGALEJ; Maksim Szugalej; Maxim Šugalej; Maksim Shugaley
Position
President of the Foundation for the Defence of National Values (FDNV)
Nationality
Russian Federation
DoB
1966-02-24
Reg. ID
710508436 (passport-National passport)
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302722
Official reason
Maxim Shugaley is head of Foundation for the Defence of National Values (FDNV) and works directly under the supervision of Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is the head of the Wagner Group. The FDNV operates as the public relations arm of the Wagner Group and Shugaley’s role in FDNV involves steering pro-Wagner Group propaganda and disinformation campaigns, i...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023D0433
Date of listing
2023-12-06
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses
Regime
EU-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1999
Official Information
On 9 December 2019, the Council welcomed the launch by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of preparatory work to establish a horizontal EU sanctions regime against serious human rights violations and abuses. On 17 November 2020, the Council approved conclusions on the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Demo...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02020D1999-20211213