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Sergey Mikhailov

Person of interest · Sanctioned entity

Sergey Mikhailov is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	MYKHAILOV SERHII · Mikhailov Sergei · Mikhailov Sergey Vladimirovich · Mikhaylov Sergey Vladimirovich · Sergei MIKHAILOV · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Mikhailov Sergei · Mikhailov Sergey Vladimirovich · Mykhailov Serhii Volodymyrovych · Sergei MIKHAILOV · Sergej Michajlov · 7 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1971-03-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Arkhangelsk · Arkhangelsk : RUSSIE · Arkhangelsk, Fédération de Russie · Arkhangelsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION · Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia				[sources]
Country of birth	Russia				[sources]
First name	Sergei · Sergej · Sergey · Sergey Vladimirovich · Sergueï · 1 more...				[sources]
INN	`771200738979`				[sources]
Last name	MIKHAILOV · Michajlov · Mikhailov · Mikhaïlov · МИХАЙЛОВ				[sources]
Middle name	Vladimirovich				[sources]
Patronymic	Vladimirovich · ВЛАДИМИРОВИЧ				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4297405				[sources]
Position	Ancien directeur général de l'agence de presse russe TASS · Ancien directeur général de l’agence de presse russe TASS · Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS · Former Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS · Low priority · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Moscow State Institute of International Relations				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

(Date of UN designation: 2022-04-08)

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2025-12-01

Sergey Mikhailov continues to be active in the Russian media scene and notably in organisations that serve the interest of the Russian Federation and / or are tasked by the Russian Federation. President Vladimir Putin has awarded Sergey Mikhailov with the Order of Friendship. Sergey Mikhailov is therefore supporting actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as stability and security in Ukraine. Sergey Mikhailov is the former Director General of the News Agency TASS, the largest Russian news agency, which disseminates through its massive network of foreign representations, which includes 70 offices in the Commonwealth of Independent States and 68 bureaus around the world distorted information on Ukraine, serving the interests of the political leadership of the Russian Federation.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2026-04-01

Function: Former Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-03-22

Sergueï Mikhaïlov est l’ancien directeur général de l’agence de presse TASS, la plus grande agence de presse russe, qui diffuse, par l’intermédiaire de son vaste réseau de représentations à l’étranger – comprenant 70 bureaux dans la Communauté des États indépendants et 68 bureaux ailleurs dans le monde – de fausses informations sur l’Ukraine, au service des intérêts des dirigeants politiques de la Fédération de Russie. Sergey Mikhaïlov continue de jouer un rôle actif dans le paysage médiatique russe et notamment dans des organisations qui servent les intérêts de la Fédération de Russie et/ou qui sont mandatées par la Fédération de Russie. Le président Vladimir Poutine a décerné à Sergueï Mikhaïlov l’ordre de l’amitié. Sergueï Mikhaïlov soutient donc activement des actions ou des politiques qui compromettent ou menacent l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine, ainsi que la stabilité et la sécurité en Ukraine.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2026-03-19

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2025-04-09

Reclassified from the category: Federal media Former CEO of TASS

— ACF List of War Enablers non-official source, 2025-07-17

CEO of TASS (2012-2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-22

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Switzerland	State Secretariat for Economic Affairs		2022-04-13	-

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Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ "ЖУРНАЛ СООБЩЕНИЕ"	-	2005-07-01	2016-10-31

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Федеральне державне унітарне підприємство "Інформаційне телеграфне агентство Росії (ІТАР-ТАСС)" Sanctioned entity	ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР	2012-10-03	2023-07-13

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,417

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

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

Latvia FIU Sanctions and Asset Freezes209

National sanctions list and asset freezes issued by Latvia, expanding on EU regulations.

Latvia · FID

Wikidata Entities of Interest3,964

Persons of interest profiles from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,670

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

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

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