This news release is issued to publicise the amendment of one entry under the Russia sanctions regime.
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have effect in the Isle of Man by the Sanctions (Implementation of UK Sanctions) Regulations 2024 (‘the Regulations’), which are made under the Sanctions Act 2024. This regime imposes financial, trade, aircraft, shipping and immigration sanctions for the purposes of encouraging Russia to cease actions which destabilise Ukraine, or undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.
Individuals and entities who are designated under this regime are included on the UK sanctions list.
Types of sanctions applicable under this regime –
- Asset freeze
- Other financial and investment restrictions
- Trade
- Immigration
- Aircraft
- Ships
On 31 July 2025 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the UK Sanctions List. This list provides details of those designated under sanctions legislation.
Amendment
One entry has been amended to the Consolidated List and is still subject to an asset freeze and trust services sanctions.
Deleted information appears in [square brackets]. Additional information appears in italics.
Individual
- AVEN, Petr Olegovich
Name (non-Latin script): Пëтр Олегович АВЕН
DOB: 16/03/1955. POB: Moscow, Russia a.k.a: AVEN, Pyotr Nationality: (1) Latvia (2) Russia Address:(1) [Moscow, Russia] Riga, Latvia. [(2) Surrey, UK.] Position: (1) Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Alfa Group Consortium (2) Head of Alfa Bank (3) Member of the supervisory board Alfa Bank Consortium (4) Former Chairman of the Board AHB Holdings (5) Former Chairman of the Board Alfa-Bank Russia (6) Chairman of the Board Alfastrakhovanie (7) Former President of Alfa-Bank (Russia) Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): RUS0665. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 21/03/2023. (UK Statement of Reasons): [PETR OLEGOVICH AVEN is a prominent Russian businessman and pro-Kremlin oligarch. AVEN is or has been involved in supporting the Government of Russia as a Director of Alfa-Bank (Russia), the fourth largest bank in Russia, and its holding company ABH Holding, which are entities carrying on business in the financial sector, which is a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia. AVEN is also associated with the Putin who is or has been involved in destabilising or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine, by engaging in, providing support for, or promotes any policy or action which destabilises Ukraine or undermines or threatens the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.] Petr Olegovich Aven (hereinafter AVEN) is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: (1) AVEN is or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent at Alfa Group Consortium, an entity carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance, namely the Russian financial services sector; (2) AVEN has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent at ABH Holding, an entity carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian financial services sector; (3) AVEN has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by working as a director or equivalent at AlfaBank (Russia), an entity carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian financial services sector; (4) AVEN is or has been involved in destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, or independence of Ukraine by working as a director at AlfaStrakhovanie, an entity which provides financial services to a person that could contribute to destabilising Ukraine or undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, or independence of Ukraine; (5) AVEN is associated with a person who is or has been so involved, namely Mikhail FRIDMAN (Gender): Male Listed on: 15/03/2022 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 15/03/2022 Last Updated: [21/03/2023] 31/07/2025 Group ID: 14616
What you must do
If you suspect a person or entity is a match to a person or entity included in the UK Sanctions List, and you hold or otherwise deal with funds or economic resources of that person -
- You must freeze the assets immediately
- You must review the information you hold for that person against the UK Sanctions List to ensure you do not have a false positive identification
- Do not deal with those assets or make them available to, or for the benefit of the designated person unless:
- You have a legal exemption
- You have a licence
- You must report the frozen assets to the FIU
If you have a suspicion or knowledge that there has been a breach of sanctions law, or any attempted transactions that you have blocked, report your suspicions to the FIU.
Failure to comply with financial and trade sanctions legislation or to attempting to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated person, you are not required to report these details again.
Note: determining if a customer is on the UK Sanctions List includes whether any corporate entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a person on the UK Sanctions List.
Further Information
Further information on the sanctions regime related to Russia and other sanctions related guidance can be found on the Sanctions and Export Control website on the Sanctions Guidance page.
Contact details for enquiries
If you require any further information or guidance, please contact the Sanctions Team on:
Telephone: +44 1624 648109
Email: sanctions@gov.im
Please note: We are unable to provide legal advice. You may need to seek independent legal advice.
