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Canonical ID: Q118903058 · Entity type: Person (reference)
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Person:notes | Stanislav Vorobyov is the head of the Russian Imperial Movement, a white supremacist paramilitary organisation that is actively fighting in Ukraine on behalf of the Russian government. The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) was founded by Stanislav Vorobyov in 2002. Under the leadership of Stanislav Vorobyov, the Russian Imperial Movement is promoting ethnic Russian nationalism while seeking to fuel white supremacist extremism in the West. It provides paramilitary training to Russian nationals and to members of likeminded organisations from other countries. Its armed wing, the Imperial Legion, is actively fighting on behalf of the Russian armed forces in Russia’s war against Ukraine. On its official webpage, the Movement identifies ‘fighting in Ukraine against the Uniates and Pagans, who are the backbone of the Ukrainian armed forces’ as one of its main endeavors. Stanislav Vorobyov has personally recruited volunteers to fight alongside the Russian armed forces in Russia’s war against Ukraine. In his capacity as leader of the Russian Imperial Movement, Stanislav Vorobyov is responsible for, supporting or implementing actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine, or which obstruct the work of international organisations in Ukraine. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-59401 | ||||