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Official Journal of the European Union

L 80/31

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/397

of 9 March 2022

amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP ( 1 ) .

(2)

The Union remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

(3)

On 24 February 2022, the President of the Russian Federation announced a military operation in Ukraine and Russian armed forces began an attack on Ukraine. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

(4)

In its conclusions of 24 February 2022, the European Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federation’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine. By its illegal military actions, Russia is grossly violating international law and the principles of the UN Charter, and undermining European and global security and stability. The European Council agreed on further restrictive measures that will impose massive and severe consequences on Russia for its actions, in close coordination with our partners and allies.

(5)

On 25 February 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/329 ( 2 ) , which amended the criteria of designation to include persons and entities supporting and benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation, persons and entities providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, and natural or legal persons associated with listed persons or entities.

(6)

In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that 146 members of the Russian Federation Council who ratified the government decisions of the ‘Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic and between the Russian Federation and the Luhansk People’s Republic’ should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. In addition, that list should include 14 persons supporting and benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation or providing a substantial source of revenue to it, or associated with listed persons or entities.

(7)

Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Done at Brussels, 9 March 2022.

For the Council

The President

J.-Y. LE DRIAN

( 1 ) Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine ( OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16 ).

( 2 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/329 of 25 February 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine ( OJ L 50, 25.2.2022, p. 1 ).

ANNEX

The following persons are added to the list of persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP:

Persons

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

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Alexander Dmitrievich PUMPYANSKY

(Александр Дмитриевич ПУМПЯНСКИЙ)

DOB: 16.5.1987

POB: Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Function: Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Pipe Metallurgical Company

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Alexander Dmitrievich PUMPYANSKY is the son of Dmitry Alexandrovich PUMPYANSKY, a Russian Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Pipe Metallurgical Company, a Russian global manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry. He is also a President and a board member of Group Sinara. Both companies support and benefit from cooperation with authorities of Russian Federation and State-owned enterprises, including Russian railways, Gazprom and Rosneft.

He is therefore a natural person associated with a leading businessperson, involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. Moreover, Alexander Dmitrievich PUMPYANSKY is supporting, materially or financially, and benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Alexander Semenovich VINOKUROV

(Александр Семёнович ВИНОКУРОВ)

DOB: 12.10.1982

POB: Moscow, Russian Federation

Function: Businessperson, Managing Partner and President of Maraton Group, Member of Board of Directors of Magnit

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Alexander Semenovich VINOKUROV is a Russian businessperson with business interests in food retail, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and infrastructure. He is in leadership positions of Maraton Group, an investment company, and Magnit, the biggest Russian food retailer. A. Vinokurov is married to Ekaterina Sergeevna Vinokurova, daughter of Sergey Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. His father is Semen Vinokurov, who was the Head of the State Unitary Enterprise "Capital Pharmacies" and is considered to be one of the main entrepreneurs in the Russian pharmaceutical industry. A. Vinokurov has therefore close ties to the Russian government and is involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

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On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Alexander Semenovich VINOKUROV, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine. This is further corroborated by A. Vinokurov’s close personal ties with Foreign Minister S. Lavrov who is responsible for Russian aggression and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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Andrey Igorevich MELNICHENKO

(Андрей Игоревич МЕЛЬНИЧЕНКО)

DOB: 8.3.1972

POB: Gomel, Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus)

Function: Non-Executive Director of JSC SUEK, Member of the Board of EuroChem Group

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Andrey Igorevich MELNICHENKO is a Russian industrialist owning major fertiliser producer EuroChem Group and coal company SUEK. A. Melnichenko belongs to the most influential circle of Russian businesspeople with close connections to the Russian Government. He is therefore involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Andrey Igorevich MELNICHENKO, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Dmitry Alexandrovich PUMPYANSKY

(a.k.a Dmitry A. PUMPIANSKY)

(Дмитрий Алekcандрович ПУМПЯНСКИЙ)

DOB: 22.3.1964

POB: Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation

Function: Chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Pipe Metallurgic Company, the President, the board member of Group Sinara.

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Dmitry Alexandrovich PUMPYANSKY is the Chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Pipe Metallurgic Company and the President and a board member of Group Sinara. He thus supports and benefits from cooperation with authorities of Russian Federation and State-owned enterprises, including Russian railways, Gazprom and Rosneft. He is therefore involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Dmitry Alexandrovich PUMPYANSKY, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Dmitry Arkadievich MAZEPIN

(Дмитрий Аркадьевич МАЗЕПИН)

DOB: 18.4.1968

POB: Minsk, Byelorussian SSR (now Belarus)

Function: CEO of JSC UCC Uralchem

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Dmitry Arkadievich MAZEPIN is the owner and CEO of the mineral fertiliser company Uralchem. Uralchem Group is a Russian manufacturer of a wide range of chemical products, including mineral fertilisers and ammoniac saltpetre. According to the company, it is the largest producer of ammonium nitrate as well as the second-largest producer of ammonia and nitrogen fertilisers in Russia. Dmitry Arkadievich MAZEPIN is thus involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Dmitry Arkadievich MAZEPIN, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

In December 2021 Dmitry Mazepin rewrote his Cyprus-based companies Uralchem Holding and CI-Chemical Invest, controlling “Uralchem”, to Russian jurisdiction at special administrative district on Oktyabrsky Island of Kaliningrad Oblast.

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724

Galina Evgenyevna PUMPYANSKAYA

(Галина Евгеньевна ПУМПЯНСКАЯ)

DOB: 10.2.1966

Function: Chairwoman of the Board of trustees of Sinara charitable foundation.

Nationality: Russian

Gender: female

Galina Evgenyevna PUMPYANSKAYA is the Chairwoman of the Board of trustees of BF “Sinara”, a foundation that acts as operator of charitable activities of large companies, including PJSC Pipe Metallurgical Company. She is the spouse of Dmitry Alexandrovich PUMPYANSKY, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Pipe Metallurgical Company, a Russian global manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry. Dmitry A. Pumpyansky is a Russian billionaire businessman. He is also a President and board member of Group Sinara. Both companies support and benefit from cooperation with authorities of Russian Federation and State-owned enterprises, including Russian railways, Gazprom and Rosneft.

Galina Evgenyevna PUMPYANSKAYA is therefore a natural person associated with a leading businessperson involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

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725

Mikhail Eduardovich OSEEVSKY

(Михаил Эдуардович ОСЕЕВСКИЙ)

DOB: 30.11.1960

POB: former Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russian Federation

Function: President of PJSC Rostelecom

Independent member of the Board of Directors, PJSC MMK

Member of the supervisory board of ANO Digital Economy, LLC T2 RTK Holding (Tele2)

Member of the board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs

Mikhail Eduardovich OSEEVSKY is the president of PJSC Rostelecom. PJSC Rostelecom is Russia’s largest provider of digital services and solutions, with presence in all market segments and covering millions of households, as well as governmental and private organisations. Rostelecom not only provides services for the Russian Government, but also generates an important source of revenue for it.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Mikhail Eduardovich OSEEVSKY, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Member of the board of directors of LLC Votron

Member of the board of trustees of St. Petersburg NNAlliance

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (from December 2011 to June 2012)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

726

Mikhail Igorevich POLUBOYARINOV

(Михаил Игоревич ПОЛУБОЯРИНОВ)

DOB: 2.4.1966

POB: Moscow, Russian Federation

Function: CEO of OJSC Aeroflot

Member of the boards of directors of State Transport Leasing Company and JSC EXIMBANK OF RUSSIA

Member of the Supervisory Board of DOM.RF

Chairman of the Board of Directors of LLC Pobeda

Member of IATA Board of Governors.

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Mikhail Igorevich POLUBOYARINOV is the CEO of OJSC Aeroflot. OJSC Aeroflot is the largest airline of the Russian Federation. OJSC Aeroflot not only provides services for the Russian Government, but also generates an important source of revenue for it. Aeroflot operated illegal flights to the occupied Crimea.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Mikhail Igorevich POLUBOYARINOV, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

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727

Sergey Alexandrovich KULIKOV

(a.k.a. Sergei Alexandrovich KULIKOV)

Russian: Сергей Алехандрович КУЛИКОВ

DOB: 9.4.1976

POB: Sverdlovsk, Russian Federation

Function: Chairman of the Board of Management Company RUSNANO LLC

Member of the Board of Directors of Rusnano JSC

First deputy Chairman of the board of the Military Industrial Commission

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Sergey Alexandrovich KULIKOV is the Chairman of the Board of Management Company RUSNANO LLC and Member of the Board of Directors of Rusnano JSC, as well as the First deputy Chairman of the board of the Military Industrial Commission. Rusnano LLC is a Russian innovation development institution created in the framework of a Presidential Initiative called "Strategy for Development of Nanotechnology Industry". Sergey Kulikov is therefore involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Sergey Alexandrovich KULIKOV, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

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728

Vadim Nikolaevich MOSHKOVICH

(Вадим Николаевич МОШКОВИЧ)

DOB: 6.4.1967

POB: Moscow, Russian Federation

Function: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rusagro Group

Minority owner of Sberbank

Nationality: Russian, Cypriot

Gender: male

Vadim Nikolaevich MOSHKOVICH is a Russian entrepreneur with business interests in agriculture and real-estate development. In 2004, Vadim Moshkovich founded Rusagro Group, which is a major producer of pork, fats and sugar. Vadim Nikolaevich MOSHKOVICH is therefore involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation.

On 24 February 2022, in the aftermath of the initial stages of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Vadim Nikolaevich MOSHKOVICH, along with other 36 businesspeople, met with President Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian government to discuss the impact of the course of action in the wake of Western sanctions. The fact that he was invited to attend this meeting shows that he is a member of the closest circle of Vladimir Putin and that he is supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. It also shows that he is one of the leading businesspersons involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of Russia, which is responsible for annexation of Crimea and destabilisation of Ukraine.

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729

Vladimir Sergeevich KIRIYENKO

(Владимир Сергеевич КИРИЕНКО)

DOB: 27.5.1983

POB: Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

Function:

CEO of VK Company Limited, the parent company of Russia’s top social media platform, VKontakte.

Former First Vice President of the Russian State-controlled company Rostelecom (2017-2021)

Chairman of the Board of Directors of LLC Capital since 2011

Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nizhegorodpromstroybank (2008-2011)

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Vladimir Sergeevich KIRIYENKO is the CEO of VK Company Limited. VK Company Limited is a Russian internet company, with a major presence in the Russian speaking segment of internet. VK projects collectively had the largest audience in Russia and captured the most screen time. VK's sites reach more than 90 % of Russian internet users on a monthly basis and the company is in the top 5 of largest internet companies, based on the number of total pages viewed. It controls and operates the three largest and most popular Russian social networking sites, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and Moi Mir, as well as the email service and internet portal mail.ru. Vladimir Sergeevich KIRIYENKO is therefore involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Russian government is increasing its influence over media and social networks. VK Company is controlled by Gazprom Media (a State-owned company which is the major source of income to the Russian Government). Vladimir Sergeevich Kiriyenko therefore supports Vladimir Putin’s aim for greater control over the internet. Vladimir Kiriyenko therefore actively supports, materially or financially, or benefits from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Ukraine.

As VK Company is owned by the State-owned Gazprom group, the revenue it generates is an important source of revenue for the Russian Government. Vladimir Kiriyenko is the son of Sergei Kiriyenko, currently First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office. Sergei Kiriyenko is reported to be Vladimir Putin’s domestic policy curator.

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Andrey Andreevich GURYEV

(Андрей Aндреевич ГУРЬЕВ)

DOB: 7.3.1982

POB: Moscow, Russian Federation

Function: CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC PhosAgro

Has worked at PhosAgro since 2004, holding various positions

Member of the Management Board Bureau of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) since 30 September 2019

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Andrey Andreevich GURYEV is a Member of the Board, the CEO and the Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC PhosAgro, and in this capacity oversees the company’s activities. PhosAgro is one of the world’s leading producers of phosphate-based fertilisers. The Company is Europe’s largest producer of phosphate-based fertilisers, the world’s largest producer of high-grade phosphate rock and the world’s second-largest producer (excluding China) of Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and Diammonium phosphate (DAP).

Andrey Guryev, in his capacity as CEO of PhosAgro, benefits from the Russian Government’s decisions. PJSC PhosAgro is largely connected with the Russian Government and the revenue it generates is therefore an important source of revenue for the Russian Government. He is involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Dmitry Vladimirovich KONOV

(Дмитрий Владимирович КОНОВ)

DOB: 2.9.1970

POB: Moscow, Russian Federation

Function: Chairman of the Board of PJSC SIBUR Holding

Served in the Treasury Department of OAO NK YUKOS; held various positions at AKB Trust and Investment Bank, including Vice President – Head of the Investment Banking Department and Managing Director of Corporate Finance Department; was a member of the Board of Directors of OAO Gazprom neftekhim Salavat and OAO Gazprombank

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Dmitry Vladimirovich KONOV is the Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC SIBUR Holding, and in this capacity oversees the company’s activities. SIBUR Holding is the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia and one of the fastest-growing companies in the global petrochemicals industry. SIBUR is a leading emerging markets petrochemical group and the largest petrochemical producer in the Russian market. Major stakes of SIBUR is owned by oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin: Leonid Mikhelson and Gennady Timchenko.

SIBUR Holding is closely connected with the Russian Government and the revenue it generates is therefore an important source of revenue for the Russian Government.

Dmitry Konov is involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Nikita Dmitrievich MAZEPIN

(Никита Дмитриевич МАЗЕПИН)

DOB: 2.3.1999

POB: Moscow, Russian Federation

Function: Profession: Russian racing driver for Haas F1 Team in the 2022 Formula One World Championship under a neutral flag representing the Russian Automobile Federation.

Nationality: Russian

Gender: male

Nikita Mazepin is the son of Dmitry Arkadievich Mazepin, General Director of JSC UCC Uralchem. As Uralchem sponsors Haas F1 Team, Dmitry Mazepin is the major sponsor of his son’s activities at Haas F1 Team.

He is a natural person associated with a leading businessperson (his father) involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.

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Alexander Konstantinovich AKIMOV

(Александр Константинович АКИМОВ)

DOB: 10.11.1954