Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Yuriy Gotsanyuk
Aliases
Jury Gotsanyuk; Yuriy Mikhailovich Gotsanyuk
Position
Chair, Council of Ministers, Crimea (Prime Minister)
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1966-07-18
Official reason
Appointed so-called “Prime Minister” of illegally-annexed Crimea in September 2019 and in this role undermined Ukrainian sovereignty over Crimea. In his previous role as so-called Deputy Chair of the Council of Ministers of Crimea, his responsibility for implementing Russian federal programmes helped facilitate the integration of Crimea into Russia...
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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