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Viktor Medvedchuk

Person of interest · Politician · Sanctioned entity

Viktor Medvedchuk is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	MEDVEDCHUK Viktor Volodymyrovich · MEDVEDCHUK, Viktor · Medvedchuk Viktor Volodymyrovych · Viktor MEDVEDCHUK · Viktor Medvedchuk · 29 more...				[sources]
Other name	Medvedchuk Victor Vladimirovich · Medvedchuk Viktor · Medvedchuk Víctor Vladimirovich · Medvedtchouk Victor Vladimirovitch · Medwedschuk · 33 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-07-08 · 1954-08-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Pochet · Pochyot · Pochyot Russia · Pochyot, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia · Почет, Красноярский край, Россия · 1 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia · Soviet Union · Ukraine				[sources]
Country	Russia · Ukraine				[sources]
First name	Viktor · Viktor · Viktor Volodymyrovich				[sources]
INN	`1994214296`				[sources]
Keywords	National government · Окупаційна «влада» та колаборанти				[sources]
Last name	MEDVEDCHUK · Medvedchuk				[sources]
Second name	Volodymyrovich				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1859524				[sources]
Position	Businessman, former head of the political council of the Opposition Platform - For Life party · Head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine (2002-2005) · People's Deputy of Ukraine (1997-1998) · People's Deputy of Ukraine (1998-2002) · People's Deputy of Ukraine (2002-2002) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Doctor of Juridical Science (1997) · Faculty of Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv				[sources]
Religion	Ukrainian Orthodox Church				[sources]
Address	Україна, м. Київ, вул. Медвинська, буд. 24 · м. Київ, вул. Медвинська, 24				[sources]
Source link	sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2022				[sources]
Modified on	2024-05-10				[sources]
Last changed	2024-05-20	Last checked	2024-05-28	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Member of the Parliament of Ukraine. Chairman of the pro-Russian political party ‘Opposition Platform - For Life’ since November 2018. Chairman of the Pro-Russian political organisation Ukrainian Choice, a group which has tried to undermine democratic processes in Ukraine. Has provided support to former President Yanukovych.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

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.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Close associate of Vladimir PUTIN

— New Zealand Russia Sanctions, 2024-03-21

Pro-Russian politician in Ukraine, lawyer and businessman

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Serhij Medvedtjuk	sibling	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Vladimir PUTIN	Close associate of Vladimir PUTIN	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
People's Deputy of Ukraine	2019-08-29	2023-01-13
Head of the Secretariat of the President of Ukraine	2002-06-12	2005-01-21

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Oksana Mykhaylivna MARCHENKO	spouse	2003-07-18	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
National Security and Defense Council	726/2022	2022-10-19	-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Russia Sanctions Act 2022	2024-03-01	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Ukraine)	2023-06-10	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Russia	2022	-
Global Affairs Canada	Ukraine	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) · UK	The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2022-04-13	-
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2022-10-19	-
National Security and Defense Council	64/2021	2021-02-19	2024-02-19
National Security and Defense Council	726/2022	2022-10-19	2027-10-19

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List29,144

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,093

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,122

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,714

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,943

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,430

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,890

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,929

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,699

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,257

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata226,506

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ua-nsdc-person-64-2021-161 · gb-fcdo-rus1331 · gb-hmt-15289 · ca-sema-1-3-ua-viktor-volodymyrovich-medvedchuk · NK-HU5p5jD7WTFUL53TLMNsRx · au-dfat-2690-viktor-volodymyrovich-medvedchuk · NK-emmhwn7hPd9hqH24acg43B · ua-nazk-person-4514 · ua-nabc-person-4514-medvedchuk-viktor-volodymyrovich · cz-san-b8dada183bac526c4f7f811cb57296c8e08c365a · nz-ru-ind-1207-viktor-medvedchuk · ua-nsdc-14453-medvedcuk-viktor-volodimirovic · ca-sema-ukraine-1-3 · ofac-16663

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