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U.S. Sanctions Members of Russian Violent Extremist Group | U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. Sanctions Members of Russian Violent Extremist Group
June 15, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasuryʼs O ice of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is designating two key supporters of the ethnically motivated violent
extremist group known as the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) pursuant to Executive Order
(E.O.) 13224, as amended. RIM was previously designated by the U.S. Department of State as
a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organization on April 7, 2020 for having
provided training for acts of terrorism. Concurrent with OFACʼs action today, the U.S.
Department of State also designated an individual for posing a significant risk of committing
acts of terrorism.
“The Russian Imperial Movement has sought to raise and move funds using the international
financial system with the intent of building a global network of violent groups that foster
extremist views and subvert democratic processes,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “RIM and its supporters continue to
exacerbate Russiaʼs war of aggression in Ukraine through their fundraising e orts. We will
continue to identify opportunities to disrupt networks of racially and ethnically motivated
violent extremists who seek to train, fundraise, or recruit across borders and prevent the
international financial system from becoming an incubator of violent extremist activity.”
Todayʼs action implements the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism and
specifically targets a Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremist (REMVE) group that
has reached out to individuals in the United States. OFAC, in coordination with the
Department of State, other components of the federal government, and foreign allies, will
continue to identify entities and individuals that meet the criteria for designation as SDGTs
pursuant to the national strategy.

RIM SUPPORT ERS
Stanislav Shevchuk, a Europe-based representative of RIM, travelled to the United States in
2017 with the objective of establishing connections between RIM and far-right extremist and
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white nationalist groups. He has also spoken on behalf of RIM at rallies in Europe and
advocated publicly for the group throughout Europe as recently as 2019.
Alexander Zhuchkovsky, a Russia-based supporter of RIM, has repeatedly used his account
on Russia-based social media platform VK, formerly known as VKontakte, to fundraise and
recruit for RIM. Since 2014, Zhuchkovsky has raised over 200 million rubles to purchase
weapons and military equipment for RIM and other pro-Russian fighters in the Donbas in
Ukraine and has facilitated the travel of RIM fighters to the region. Since Russia began its
unprovoked war against Ukraine in February 2022, Zhuchkovsky has continued using his social
media accounts and online payment methods to purchase military equipment and supplies for
Russian fighters carrying out the invasion of Ukraine and continued fighting in the Donbas
Region. Zhuchkovsky has also taught at RIMʼs Partizan training center in St. Petersburg,
Russia, where participants receive training to conduct acts of terrorism and violence.
Stanislav Shevchuk is being designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended,
for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, RIM. Alexander
Zhuchkovsky is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially
assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, RIM.
Concurrently with Treasuryʼs designations, the Department of State designated Swedish
national Anton Thulin pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for his continued pursuit of
terrorist training, even a er serving his prison sentence for his 2017 attacks in Sweden, which
demonstrates that he continues to be a terrorism threat.

SANCT IONS IMPLICAT IONS
As a result of todayʼs action, all property and interests in property of the individuals named
above, and of any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them,
individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession
or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. Unless authorized by a
general or specific license issued by OFAC or otherwise exempt, OFACʼs regulations generally
prohibit all transactions by U.S. persons or within the United States (including transactions
transiting the United States) that involve any property or interests in property of designated
or otherwise blocked persons.
Furthermore, engaging in certain transactions with the individuals designated today entails
risk of secondary sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. Pursuant to this authority,
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OFAC can prohibit or impose strict conditions on the opening or maintaining in the United
States or a correspondent account or a payable-through account of a foreign financial
institution that either knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transactions on
behalf of a SDGT, or that, among other things, knowingly facilitates a significant transaction
for RIM or certain persons designated for their connection to RIM.
The power and integrity of OFAC sanctions derive not only from their ability to designate and
add persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List, but also
from OFACʼs willingness to remove persons from the SDN List consistent with U.S. law. The
ultimate goal of sanctions is not to punish, but to bring about a positive change in behavior.
For information concerning the process for seeking removal from an OFAC list, including the
SDN List, please refer to OFACʼs Frequently Asked Question 897. For detailed information on
the process to submit a request for removal from an OFAC sanctions list.
View identifying information on the individuals designated today.
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