Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- RUS1111
- OFSI group ID
- 15058
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 31 March 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
- Alexey Lvovich NIKOLOV is an important Russian media figure and the managing director of the Russian broadcast company RT (formerly Russia Today). RT is state-funded by the Russian Government. NIKOLOV is therefore a director of a Government of Russia-affiliated entity which is carrying on business in a of a sector of strategic significance to the Russian Government whose actions are destabilising Ukraine and/or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Addresses
- Lines: Moscow
- Country: Russia
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