Last Updated: July 18, 2025

Artem Sergeevich KUREEV

Aliases

Артём Сергеевич КУРЕЕВ

Position

Officer of the 5th Service of the Federal Security Service, Editor-in-chief of the “African Initative”, Founder of “Rusafro”

DoB

1980-10-24

Reg. ID

['782500167259 (fiscalcode-National Fiscal Code) (Tax Identification Number (INN): 782500167259)' '4002209800 (passport-National passport) ']

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403188

Official reason

Artem Sergeevich Kureev is a Russian Federal Security Service officer involved in malign activities, namely coordinated disinformation campaigns, both in Europe and Africa. He conducts influence campaigns in Europe, including by organising the dissemination of articles in Russian and their English translations on proxy websites and making payments ...

Other Information

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202403188

Date of listing

2024-12-16

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures in view of Russia's destabilising activities

Regime

EU country specific

Target State

Russia

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) 2024/2643.

Official Information

In several of its Conclusions in 2022 and 2023 the Council strongly condemned Russian hybrid attacks threatening democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union, its Member States and its partners, in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In view of Russia’s continued hybrid campaign operations on European soil ...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202402643