This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of 1 entry under the Russian sanctions regime.
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine, or obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia. The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Russia Sanctions (Application) Regulations 2020 [S.D. 2020/0504].
On 21 December 2023 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the UK Sanctions List. This list provides details of those designated under sanctions legislation.
Amendment
Deleted information appears in [square brackets]. Additional information appears in italics.
The following entry has been amended and is still subject to an asset freeze and trust services sanctions:
- SOLOVIEV, Yuri Alekseyevich
Name (non-Latin script): СОЛОВЬЕВ Юрий Алексеевич
DOB: 13/04/1970. POB: Mongolia a.k.a: SOLOVYOV, Yuri Alekseyevich Nationality: (1) Russia (2) United Kingdom Position: [First Deputy President and Chairman of of VTB Bank Management Board] (1) Former Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank (2) Former First Deputy President of VTB Bank Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref):RUS0807. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 21/03/2023. (UK Statement of Reasons):[Yuri SOLOVIEV is a member of VTB Bank’s Management Board. VTB Bank is a Government of Russia-affiliated entity, as it is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Government of Russia. As a member of VTB Bank’s Management Board, SOLOVIEV obtains a financial benefit from VTB Bank, therefore SOLOVIEV is an involved person on the basis of his membership of and association with VTB Bank.] Yuri Alekseyevich SOLOVIEV (hereafter SOLOVIEV) is an ‘involved person’ under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: 1) SOLOVIEV has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent, through his role as First Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board, of an entity, VTB Bank PJSC, which is or has been carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the financial services sector; 2) SOLOVIEV has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent, through his role as First Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board, of a Government of Russia-affiliated entity, namely VTB Bank PJSC. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023. (Gender):Male Listed on: 15/03/2022 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/03/2022 Last Updated: [21/03/2023] 21/12/2023 Group ID: 14758.
What you must do
Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether you maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, designated individuals. If so, you must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, not deal with those funds or economic resources, make those funds or economic resources available to a designated person, or make those funds or economic resources available for the benefit of a designated person. You must also report your findings to the FIU.
Failure to comply with financial and trade sanctions legislation or to attempting to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated person, you are not required to report these details again.
Further Information
Consequently the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the Consolidated List. This list provides details of those designated under sanctions legislation.
Further details of the sanctions regime related to Russia and links to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.
