Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- RUS0243
- OFSI group ID
- 14190
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 24 February 2022
- Last updated
- 9 April 2025
Regimes
- The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
- Trust Services Sanctions
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- Denis Alexandrovich BORTNIKOV (hereafter referred to as BORTNIKOV) is Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board at VTB Bank, and has close family ties to the Kremlin. VTB Bank is a government of Russia-affiliated entity, as it is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Government of Russia and has obtained a financial benefit or other material benefit from the Government of Russia. Therefore, as a result of his position as Deputy President and Chairman of the Management Board at VTB Bank, BORTNIKOV is working as a director or equivalent at a Government of Russia-affiliated entity, and is therefore obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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