Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- CHW0007
- OFSI group ID
- 13747
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 31 December 2020
- Last updated
- 9 April 2025
Regimes
- The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- Vladimir Stepanovich Alexseyev is the First Deputy Head of the GRU (a.k.a. GU). Given his senior leadership role in the GRU, Alexseyev is responsible for the possession, transport and use in Salisbury during the weekend of 4 March 2018 of the toxic nerve agent 'Novichok' by officers from the GRU.
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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