Last Updated: July 9, 2025
Mikhail Sergeyevich POTEPKIN
Aliases
Михаил Сергеевич ПОТЕПКИН; Michail Sergejevič POTEPKIN; Mihail Sergejevič POTEPKIN; Michail Sergejevitj POTEPKIN
Position
Director of Meroe Gold
Nationality
Russian Federation
DoB
1981-09-29' '1981-09-19
Address
Sudan
Reg. ID
651697952 (passport-National passport)
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202402999
Official reason
Mikhail Potepkin is director of Meroe Gold, a cover entity for the Wagner Group’s operations in Sudan, as well as being involved in M-Invest, Meroe’s parent company. He has a leading role within the Wagner Group in Sudan, with close links to Yevgeny Prigozhin. By being affiliated with the Sudanese military, the Wagner Group secured the exploiting a...
Other Information
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32023D0433
Date of listing
2024-12-03
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses
Regime
EU-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
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) 2020/1999
Official Information
On 9 December 2019, the Council welcomed the launch by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of preparatory work to establish a horizontal EU sanctions regime against serious human rights violations and abuses. On 17 November 2020, the Council approved conclusions on the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Demo...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02020D1999-20211213