Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin

Position

Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (Speaker); former First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia and aide to Vladimir Putin.

Nationality

Russia

DoB

1964-02-04

Address

Russia

Official reason

Former First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Adminstration of Russia. Responsible for overseeing the political integration of the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea into the Russian Federation, and thereby actively supported and implemented policies that undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.Currentl...

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.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855