Andrey Kostin

President and Chairman of VTB Bank

(Date of UN designation: 2022-02-23)

Associated entities: VTB Bank; JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation

Function: President of the VTB Bank Management Board; chairman of Board of Directors of the United Shipbuilding Corporation

He has made public statements supporting the annexation of Crimea and encouraging Russian citizens to vacation in Crimea. He is also associated with, and according to media reports is an owner of, a winery and a luxurious hotel in Crimea. He is therefore supporting actions and policies that undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine and benefitting from the annexation of Crimea. Andrei Leonidovich Kostin is the president-chairman of Vneshtorbank (VTB) – one of the leading state-owned banks in Russia. He has been the chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Shipbuilding Corporation since 25 August 2023 and is a member of the Supreme Council of the “United Russia” political party.

Associated entities: VTB Bank; JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Associated entities: VTB Bank; JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation.

Andrei Leonidovich Kostin est le président et président du conseil d’administration de Vneshtorbank (VTB), l’une des principales banques d’État en Russie. Il a été président du conseil d’administration de United Shipbuilding Corporation depuis le 25 août 2023, et est membre du Conseil suprême du parti politique “Russie unie”. Il a fait des déclarations publiques soutenant l’annexion de la Crimée et encourageant les citoyens russes à aller en vacances en Crimée. Il est également associé à une installation vinicole et à un hôtel de luxe en Crimée et, selon les médias, en est le propriétaire. Il soutient donc des actions et des politiques compromettant l’intégrité territoriale de l’Ukraine et tire avantage de l’annexion de la Crimée.

Disqualified

Transport sanctions: ships owned, controlled, chartered or operated by the individual are prohibited from entering a port in the UK; may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated. An aircraft owned, chartered or operated by the individual is prohibited from overflying or landing in the UK, may be given a movement direction, can be detained or moved to a specified airport, and will be refused permission to register on the CAA Aircraft Register or have its existing registration terminated. Prohibition of technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships: a prohibition on the provision of technical assistance relating to aircraft or ships will prevent a person from directly or indirectly providing technical assistance to, or for the benefit of, the designated person, where that technical assistance relates to an aircraft or ship. The transport sanctions were imposed on 17/07/2023. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Entités associées : VTB Bank ; JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation

CEO of VTB Bank

Member of the Board of Directors of OJSC Rostelecom President, Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC VTB Bank Member of the Management Board of PJSC VTB Bank Member of the Supervisory Board of PJSC VTB Bank

VTB president and chairman of the board since June 10, 2002. He spent 12 billion rubles on his mistress Asker-Zadeh.

Member of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party. United Russia forms and implements Vladimir Putin's policy of aggression against territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Russian banker