Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov
Position
General of the Army; Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation; First Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1955-09-08
Official reason
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. First Deputy minister of Defence of the Russian Federation. General of the Army. Responsible for the massive deployment of Russian troops along the border with Ukraine and lack of de-escalation of the situation. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions relating to Russia continue to operate effectively. You should also review the following regulations to find out any changes made to the Regulations: the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.
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