Russia

1950-12-20

Nikolai TOKAREV, hereafter TOKAREV, is a prominent Russian businessman with significant interests in the extractives and energy industries, as well as a longstanding associate of Vladimir Putin. He is currently President of Transneft – a state enterprise that provides services for oil and oil products transportation within Russia and beyond. Transneft is a Government of Russia-affiliated entity which carries on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia. TOKAREV is working as a director (whether executive or non-executive), trustee, or equivalent of Transneft, and is therefore a person who is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

2022-03-10

UK

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

UK country specific

Russia

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

• 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 not made available to or for the benefit of designated persons, either directly or indirectly. • The effect of the Regulations is to impose a travel ban on persons designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of being made subject to immigration sanctions under the Sanctions Act. • Trade sanctions. • Transport sanctions.

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. 2) Regulations 2020 the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 9) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 12) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging Russia to cease actions destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. Those persons who are designated under this regime are included on the UK sanctions list.

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.