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Viktor Aleksandrovich Lukovenko

Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameVictor Aleksandrovich Lukovenko · Viktor Aleksandrovich Lukovenko · Viktor Aleksandrovitch LUKOVENKO · Viktor VASILEV · ВИКТОР АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ ЛУКОВЕНКО · 2 more...[sources]
Other nameVictor Valisev · Viktor VASILEV · Виктор Александрович ЛУКОВЕНКО · Виктор Александрович Луковенко · Виктор ВАСИЛЬЕВ[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalityUzbekistan[sources]
CountryUzbekistan[sources]
First nameVictor · Viktor · Viktor Aleksandrovitch · ВИКТОР[sources]
ID Number032602615396[sources]
INN032602615396[sources]
Last nameLUKOVENKO · Lukovenko · Valisev · ЛУКОВЕНКО[sources]
Middle nameAleksandrovitch[sources]
PatronymicАЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ[sources]
Second nameAleksandrovich[sources]
PositionDirecteur de l'agence de presse “African Initiative” · Founder of African Initiative in Burkina Faso · Head of the news agency “African Initiative” · directeur de l'agence de presse “African Initiative”[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Viktor Lukovenko has been active on the African continent for several years, previously as a member of the Wagner Group and now as the head of the news agency “African Initiative”. He is involved in spreading Russian propaganda on the continent. He is linked to well known figures of Russian propaganda in Africa. Additionally, Viktor Lukovenko was sent to Ukraine in 2022 before the war, under the supervision of a GRU colonel, in order to recruit pro-Russian sympathisers. Viktor Lukovenko is therefore responsible for, implementing, and supporting actions or policies by the Government of the Russian Federation which undermine or threaten the democracy, the rule of law, stability or security of the Union or in one or several of its Member States, by planning, directing, engaging in, directly and indirectly, supporting and facilitating the use of information manipulation and interference.

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

Viktor Lukovenko est actif sur le continent africain depuis plusieurs années, précédemment en tant que membre du groupe Wagner, et aujourd'hui en tant que directeur de l'agence de presse “African Initiative” (Initiative africaine). Il est impliqué dans la diffusion de la propagande russe sur le continent. Il est lié à des personnalités connues de la propagande russe en Afrique, telles que Kemi Seba. En outre, Viktor Lukovenko a été envoyé en Ukraine en 2022 avant la guerre, sous la surveillance d'un colonel de la GRU, en vue de recruter des sympathisants pro-russes. Viktor Lukovenko est par conséquent responsable d’actions ou de politiques du gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie qui compromettent ou menacent la démocratie, l'état de droit, la stabilité ou la sécurité de l'Union ou de l’un ou de plusieurs de ses États membres, met en œuvre et soutient de telles actions ou politiques, en organisant et en dirigeant l'utilisation de la manipulation de l'information et de l'ingérence, et en participant, directement et indirectement, à une telle utilisation, en la soutenant et en la facilitant.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Internet Services Sanctions: When an individual or entity is designated for the purposes of this measure, social media services, internet access services and application stores must take reasonable steps to prevent users in the UK from accessing content, sites or applications provided by designated individuals or entities.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Relationships

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,593

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,554

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,040

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,600

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,183

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

European Union · Council

French National Asset Freezing System5,641

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:

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities228,638

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

External dataset · Russia · FNS


Source data IDs: fr-ga-8051 · NK-H6BFxdSh7Dud2BzmdBatJY · mc-freezes-80765d0253bb085158c1df8c5ada0586a108e2e4 · ru-inn-032602615396 · gb-fcdo-rus2917 · eu-oj-7ee2b339a91967366aa7f2cd19b62e7579a96854 · eu-fsf-eu-13149-68 · gb-hmt-16990

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