Last Thursday, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) implemented Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/1374 By amending the following Ukraine (Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity) sanctions listing:
ROTENBERG, Arkady, Romanovich
DOB: 15/12/1951. POB: Leningrad (St Petersburg) a.k.a: ROTENBERG , Arkadii , Romanovich Other Information: He is a prominent Russian businessman who has close personal ties to President Putin. Since March 2014, Rotenberg, or his companies, have received State contracts totalling over USD 7 billion. Through these contracts he has financially benefited from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine. He is the owner of the Stroygazmontazh company which has been awarded a State contract for the construction of the Kerch bridge from Russia to the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea. He is and the chairman of the board of directors of publishing house Prosvescheniye which has notably implemented a public relations campaign supporting the Russian Government’s policy to integrate Crimea into Russia. Listed on: 31/07/2014 Last Updated: 20/03/2015 27/07/2017 Group ID: 13072.
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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2017/1374
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