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Akopov Alexander Zavenovich

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TypePerson[sources]
NameAkopov Aleksandr · Akopov Alexander Zavenovich · Aleksandr Akopov · Aleksandr Akópov · Aleksandr Zavenovitj AKOPOV · 12 more...[sources]
AliasAkopov Oleksandr Zavenovych · Aleksandr Zavenovich Akopov · Aleksandr Zavenovitj AKOPOV · Aleksandr Zavénovitx Akópov · Alexander Akopov · 4 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthMoscou : RUSSIE · Moscou, ex-URSS (actuellement Fédération de Russie) · Moscow · Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION · Moscow, Russian Federation · 1 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityRussia[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
CitizenshipRussia · Soviet Union[sources]
Country of birthRussia[sources]
First nameAleksandr · Alexander · Alexander Zavenovich · Александр[sources]
INN773408817239[sources]
Last nameAkopov · АКОПОВ[sources]
Middle nameZavenovich[sources]
PatronymicZavenovich · ЗАВЕНОВИЧ · Завенович[sources]
Wikidata IDQ4059720[sources]
PositionDeputy CEO of “National Media Group” · Fonction: ancien PDG adjoint de “National Media Group”; membre du conseil académique de l’école supérieure d’économie (Higher School of Economics – HSE) · Low priority · ancien PDG adjoint de “National Media Group”; membre du conseil académique de l’école supérieure d’économie (Higher School of Economics – HSE) · Низкий приоритет[sources]
EducationCandidate in History of Art · Moscow State University of Civil Engineering[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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(Date of UN designation: 2023-02-25)

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Associated entities: National Media Group, Reg. number: 1087746152207, Taxpayer Identification Number: 7704676655, Address: 119034, Moscow, Prechistenskaya embankment, 13, building 1, Russia Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 16.12.2022; Gas Industry Insurance Company SOGAZ – minority owner of the REN TV, reg. number – 1027739820921, Taxpayer Identification Number - 7736035485, Address: 107078, Moscow, Academician Sakharova Ave., 10, Russia, Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 28.02.2022

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Function: Former Deputy CEO of “National Media Group”; Member of the Academic Council of the Higher School of Economics (HSE)

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Alexander Akopov is a member of the Academic Council of the Higher School of Economics (HSE). In March 2022, the Rector of the HSE announced that the University will fund the education, in its main educational programmes, of participants in the so-called “special military operation”, their children and close relatives. Furthermore, in 2025, the HSE launched a new master’s programme focused on the circumvention of international sanctions, thereby supporting the Russian Government by facilitating such circumvention. Therefore, Alexander Akopov is supporting actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Alexander Akopov is the former Deputy CEO of National Media Group (NMG), a large media holding controlling media outlets which are actively spreading propaganda and disinformation related to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. He is former deputy to Svetlana Balanova, head of NMG. National Media Group is the founder of 28 media enterprises in Russia, including Channel One, Channel 5, REN TV and STS, 78.ru and others, the national newspaper Izvestia, and Delovoy Peterburg. Apart from being the Deputy CEO of NMG, Alexander Akopov is also CEO of STS, one of the main TV channels of the NMG holding.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated individuals: BALANOVA Svetlana Evgenievna БАЛАНОВА Светлана Евгеньевна CEO of “NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP” Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 16.12.2022 KABAYEVA Alina Maratovna КАБАЕВА Алина Маратовна Chairman of the Board of Directors of CJSC National Media Group Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 3.6.2022

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated individuals: BALANOVA Svetlana Evgenievna БАЛАНОВА Светлана Евгеньевна CEO of “NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP” Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 16.12.2022 KABAYEVA Alina Maratovna КАБАЕВА Алина Маратовна Chairman of the Board of Directors of CJSC National Media Group Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 03.06.2022 Associated entities: National Media Group Reg. number: 1087746152207 Taxpayer Identification Number: 7704676655 Address: 119034, Moscow, Prechistenskaya embankment, 13, building 1, Russia Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 16.12.2022 Gas Industry Insurance Company SOGAZ – minority owner of the REN TV reg. number – 1027739820921 Taxpayer Identification Number - 7736035485 Address: 107078, Moscow, Academician Sakharova Ave., 10, Russia Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 28.02.2022

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Associated individuals: BALANOVA Svetlana Evgenievna БАЛАНОВА Светлана Евгеньевна CEO of “NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP” Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 16.12.2022 KABAYEVA Alina Maratovna КАБАЕВА Алина Маратовна Chairman of the Board of Directors of CJSC National Media Group Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 03.06.2022 Associated entities: National Media Group Reg. number: 1087746152207 Taxpayer Identification Number: 7704676655 Address: 119034, Moscow, Prechistenskaya embankment, 13, building 1, Russia Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 16.12.2022 Gas Industry Insurance Company SOGAZ – minority owner of the REN TV reg. number – 1027739820921 Taxpayer Identification Number - 7736035485 Address: 107078, Moscow, Academician Sakharova Ave., 10, Russia Listed under Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP on 28.02.2022

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

Personnes associées: BALANOVA Svetlana Evgenievna, БАЛАНОВА Светлана Евгеньевна, PDG de “NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP”, Inscrite sur la liste figurant dans la décision 2014/145/PESC du Conseil le 16.12.2022 ; KABAYEVA Alina Maratovna, КАБАЕВА Алина Маратовна, Présidente du conseil d’administration de CJSC National Media Group, Inscrite sur la liste figurant dans la décision 2014/145/PESC du Conseil le 3.6.2022. Entités associées: National Media Group, Numéro d’enregistrement: 1087746152207, Numéro d’identification fiscale: 7704676655, Adresse: quai Presnenskaya, 13, bâtiment 1, 119034, Moscou, Russie, Inscrit sur la liste figurant dans la décision 2014/145/PESC du Conseil le 16.12.2022 ; Gas Industry Insurance Company SOGAZ (Compagnie d’assurance de l’industrie du gaz SOGAZ) – actionnaire minoritaire de REN TV, Numéro d’enregistrement: 1027739820921, Numéro d’identification fiscale: 7736035485, Adresse: avenue Academician Sakharova, 10, 107078, Moscou, Russie, Inscrit sur la liste figurant dans la décision 2014/145/PESC du Conseil le 28.2.2022. Alexander Akopov est l’ancien PDG adjoint de National Media Group (NMG), un grand groupe médiatique contrôlant des médias qui diffusent activement de la propagande et de la désinformation liées à la guerre d’agression menée par la Russie contre l’Ukraine. Il est l’ancien adjoint de Svetlana Balanova, directrice générale de NMG. National Media Group est le fondateur de 28 entreprises de médias en Russie, dont Channel One, Channel 5, REN TV et STS, 78.ru, le journal national Izvestia, ainsi que Delovoy Peterburg. Outre ses fonctions de PDG adjoint du National Media Group (NMG), Alexander Akopov est également le PDG de STS, l’une des principales chaînes de télévision du groupe NMG. Alexander Akopov est membre du conseil académique de l’école supérieure d’économie (Higher School of Economics – HSE). En mars 2022, le recteur de la HSE a annoncé que l’Université financerait l’éducation, dans ses principaux programmes éducatifs, des participants à la soi-disant “opération militaire spéciale”, de leurs enfants et de leurs proches. En outre, en 2025, la HSE a lancé un nouveau programme de master axé sur le contournement des sanctions internationales, soutenant ainsi le gouvernement russe en facilitant ce contournement. Par conséquent, Alexander Akopov soutient et met en œuvre des actions et des politiques qui compromettent et menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine.

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Personnes associées: BALANOVA Svetlana Evgenievna, PDG de “NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP” ; KABAYEVA Alina Maratovna, Présidente du conseil d’administration de CJSC National Media Group Entités associées: National Media Group, Numéro d’enregistrement: 1087746152207 Numéro d’identification fiscale: 7704676655 Adresse: quai Presnenskaya, 13, bâtiment 1, 119034, Moscou, Russie Gas Industry Insurance Company SOGAZ (Compagnie d’assurance de l’industrie du gaz SOGAZ) – actionnaire minoritaire de REN TV Numéro d’enregistrement: 1027739820921 Numéro d’identification fiscale: 7736035485 Adresse: avenue Academician Sakharova, 10, 107078, Moscou, Russie

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Former Deputy CEO of the "National Media Group"

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source,

Russian film producer

— Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,510

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

ACF List of War Enablers8,535

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

Belgian Financial Sanctions5,938

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions22,392

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,170

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities3,131

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,912

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,597

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

French National Asset Freezing System5,951

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata327,989

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities255,775

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · FNS

Source data IDs: acf-6791581589cc59648d23bc0a4b630b67ee8560ff · ch-seco-61469 · eu-tb-logical-150780 · ua-nsdc-22316-akopov-oleksandr-zavenovic · fr-ga-6527 · ru-inn-773408817239 · eu-oj-0693366527541344fbcfdaf06f6597a8a13b8b7f · mc-freezes-470e8bae717de3485a7b15d584b6327ca6399532 · eu-fsf-eu-9870-27 · be-fod-c3e5ea585a50b6fcd1c25cad13ae936e0fe2c419

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