VTB Bank

Website: www.vtb.com

Type of entity: Public Joint Stock Company; Associated individuals: Andrei Leonidovich KOSTIN (President and Chairman of the Management Board); Anton SILUANOV (Chairman of the Supervisory Council); Associated entity: the Federal Agency for State Property Management (subdivision of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development) is a major shareholder

Associated individuals: Andrei Leonidovich Kostin (President and Chairman of the Management Board)

Place of registration: Degtyarnyy Pereulok, 11a, Saint Petersburg, 191144, Russian Federation

VTB Bank is therefore an entity or body supporting, materially or financially, or benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine as well as a legal person, entity or body involved in economic sectors providing a substantial source of revenue to the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine. The VTB Bank is a systemically important financial institution for the Government of the Russian Federation, which in turn is a major shareholder of VTB Bank. The bank itself has close ties to Russian intelligence, and its CEO was appointed by President Vladimir Putin and has defended his actions including the annexation of the Crimean peninsula. As one of Russia’s leading financial institutions, largely owned by the Government of the Russian Federation, VTB furthermore generates high revenue for the Government of the Russian Federation. In June 2022, VTB expressed its intention to recover its former subsidiary, RNCB Bank (main bank in Crimea with 70 % of customers on the peninsula), which was nationalised following the 2014 sanctions. In October 2022, President Putin signed a law authorising the government to transfer 100 % of RNCB shares to VTB. In November 2022, the General Director of VTB announced the completion of the transfer of RNBC to VTB in the first quarter of 2023. VTB would thus become the leading bank in Crimea.

Type of entity: Public Joint Stock Company; Associated individuals: Andrei Leonidovich KOSTIN (President and Chairman of the Management Board);

Personnes associées: Andrei Leonidovich Kostin (président du conseil de direction) - VTB Bank est un établissement financier d’importance systémique pour le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie, qui est, quant à lui, l’un des principaux actionnaires de VTB Bank. La banque elle-même entretient des liens étroits avec le renseignement russe, et son PDG a été nommé par le président Vladimir Poutine et a défendu ses actions, y compris l’annexion de la péninsule de Crimée. Étant l’un des principaux établissements financiers de Russie, VTB, détenue en grande partie par le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie, génère en outre d’importantes recettes pour ce dernier. En juin 2022, VTB a fait part de son intention de récupérer son ancienne filiale, RNCB Bank (principale banque de Crimée avec 70 % des clients de la péninsule), qui a été nationalisée à la suite des sanctions de 2014. En octobre 2022, le président Poutine a signé une loi autorisant le gouvernement à transférer 100 % des actions de RNCB à VTB. En novembre 2022, le directeur général de VTB a annoncé que le transfert de RNCB à VTB s’achèverait au cours du premier trimestre de 2023. VTB deviendrait ainsi la première banque de Crimée. VTB Bank est donc une entité ou un organisme apportant un soutien matériel ou financier au gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie, qui est responsable de l’annexion de la Crimée et de la déstabilisation de l’Ukraine, ou tirant avantage de ce gouvernement, ainsi qu’une personne morale, une entité ou un organisme ayant une activité dans des secteurs économiques qui constituent une source substantielle de revenus pour le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie, qui est responsable de l’annexion de la Crimée et de la déstabilisation de l’Ukraine.

Disqualified

Other suspected locations: Moscow, Russia. The prohibition on correspondent banking relationships and processing payments was imposed on 15/12/2023 The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Listed under Schedule 2 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/855). (Consolidated List Group ID): 14195.

(List of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions Group ID): 13080. Other suspected locations: Moscow, Russia. The prohibition on correspondent banking relationships etc. measure was imposed on 15/12/2023.

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"Iranian banks have linked up with Oman's Bank Sohar, Russia's VTB Bank, Bank Sepah's Frankfurt branch, Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International AG, the Qatar National Bank and Russia's Swiss-registered Gazprombank in recent months." (February 13, 2018).   (https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/81801/iranian-banks-link-up-with-more-int-l-peers)

Noted for conducting business with Iranian banks ("Iran's Dirty Banking", Avi Jorisch) (http://redcellig.com/media/Irans_Dirty_Banking.pdf)

"Sajjadi said on Friday that the shutdown had been ordered at short notice by VTB24, the retail banking arm of Russia's second-largest bank VTB, and that his own credit card had been blocked. The closure of the embassy staff's personal accounts, confirmed by VTB24, comes as Washington steps up efforts to block Iran's ability to conduct financial transactions and force it to the negotiating table over its nuclear programme. In a blog post headlined "VTB24 surrenders to the mercy of the USA" Sajjadi wrote that the bank had told embassy staff on Thursday to close their accounts by the end of the working day on Friday, or risk losing their deposits... A spokesman for VTB24, one of the largest retail banks in Russia, said it had informed the embassy in good time of its decision, which was made for business reasons." (Reuters, "Russian bank shuts down Iranian embassy accounts," 3/2/2012) (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/02/russia-iran-banks-idUSL5E8E217B20120302)

Type d’entité: société publique par actions Lieu d’enregistrement: Degtyarnyy Pereulok, 11a, Saint Pétersbourg, 191144, RUSSIE Date d’enregistrement: 17/10/1990 Numéro d’enregistrement: 1027739609391 Personnes associées: Andrei Leonidovich KOSTIN (président du conseil de direction)

Date of assignment of state registration number: 2002-11-22

Date of the conclusion (sign of inclusion of the FI in the Deposit Insurance System): 2004-12-29

Дата присвоения государственного регистрационного номера: 2002-11-22

Дата вынесения заключения (признак внесения КО в Систему страхования вкладов): 2004-12-29

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For more information on directives, please visit the following link: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/ukraine.aspx#directives.