Entity record

Vladimir Aleksandrovitj PANJAJEVPerson

Source-verifiedReflects Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA)observed not an issuing authority

Vladimir Aleksandrovitj PANJAJEV appears on the Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA) and 4 other official sanctions lists, designated by US OFAC, European Union, UK HM Treasury (OFSI), Global Affairs Canada (SEMA), UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under programs NPWMD, MAGNIT, CHEM, Chemical Weapons, Russia, Schedule 1, Part 1.1, The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; reflected as observed on 2026-07-31.

Sanctions

Also known as

  • Vladimir PANYAEV
  • Vladimir Aleksandrovich PANAIEV
  • Vladimir ALEXEEV
  • Vladimir ALEXEYEV
  • Владимир Александрович ПАНЯЕВ (Cyrl)
  • Vladimir Aleksandrovitj PANJAJEV
  • Владимир АЛЕКСЕЕВ (Cyrl)
  • Vladimir ALEXEJEV
  • Владимир Паняев (Cyrl)

Designations

Reason for listing

Per Global Affairs Canada (SEMA) (listed ):

SEMA Schedule 1, Part 1.1, Item 30 (official source)

Per UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (listed ):

UKSL CHW0019 — Measures: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction — Vladimir Panyaev is a member of the FSB. Evidence including phone and travel records suggest that Vladimir Panyaev was present during the use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny during his August 2020 visit to Siberia. A chemical weapon - a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group - was used. Vladimir Panyaev was an FSB member who was present in Tomsk where Navalny was poisoned. Russia had the technical capability to carry out the attack. The Russian State has previously produced Novichoks and would still be capable of doing so. Within the last decade, Russia has produced and stockpiled small quantities of Novichok. It is unlikely that Novichoks could be made and deployed by non-state actors (e.g. a criminal or terrorist group). Russia had the operational experience to carry out the attack. Russia has a proven record of state-sponsored assassination. It is highly likely that the Russian state was responsible for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018 using a similar type of nerve agent. During the 2000s, Russia commenced a programme to test means of delivering chemical warfare agents, including investigation of ways of delivering nerve agents. Russia had the motive and opportunity to carry out the attack. Navalny is a high profile Russian opposition politician who vocally criticised the Russian administration and establishment. He was on Russian territory under surveillance by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation at the time of the attack. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Vladimir Panyaev in his capacity as a member of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, was present in Tomsk at the time of the poisoning and was one of the key figures responsible for the preparation and use of a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group in the attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny. (official source)

Per UK HM Treasury (OFSI) (listed ):

CHW0019 — Vladimir Panyaev is a member of the FSB. Evidence including phone and travel records suggest that Vladimir Panyaev was present during the use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny during his August 2020 visit to Siberia. A chemical weapon - a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group - was used. Vladimir Panyaev was an FSB member who was present in Tomsk where Navalny was poisoned. Russia had the technical capability to carry out the attack. The Russian State has previously produced Novichoks and would still be capable of doing so. Within the last decade, Russia has produced and stockpiled small quantities of Novichok. It is unlikely that Novichoks could be made and deployed by non-state actors (e.g. a criminal or terrorist group). Russia had the operational experience to carry out the attack. Russia has a proven record of state-sponsored assassination. It is highly likely that the Russian state was responsible for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018 using a similar type of nerve agent. During the 2000s, Russia commenced a programme to test means of delivering chemical warfare agents, including investigation of ways of delivering nerve agents. Russia had the motive and opportunity to carry out the attack. Navalny is a high profile Russian opposition politician who vocally criticised the Russian administration and establishment. He was on Russian territory under surveillance by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation at the time of the attack. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Vladimir Panyaev in his capacity as a member of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, was present in Tomsk at the time of the poisoning and was one of the key figures responsible for the preparation and use of a toxic nerve agent of the Novichok group in the attempted assassination of Alexey Navalny. (official source)

Per US OFAC:

(Linked To: FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE) (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth
Place of birth
Serdobsk; Serdobsk, Penza Oblast, Russia; Serdobsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Nationality
Russia
Position
FSB Member; an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative
Country
RUSSIA

Identifiers

Gender
Male
OFSI Group ID
14133
UK Sanctions List Unique ID
CHW0019

Addresses

Moscow, Russia

Linked to

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Source list & list version

Source listList versionManifest SHA-256StatusVerify
Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA)Sanctions list
Global Affairs Canada
ca_dfatd_sema_sanctions@2026-06-12eec3bacdc08a4a46List version (signing pending)
EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions ListSanctions list
European Union (Council / DG FISMA)
20260612-00133df7d2e49ec829fList version (signing pending)manifest
UK Sanctions List (UKSL)Sanctions list
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-046f5e8b8ed92cccf0List version (signing pending)
UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions TargetsSanctions list
UK HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
20260610-0014d14d0d8a5584fffList version (signing pending)manifest
OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListSanctions list
US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control
20260613-001dbfaf0c020d646a9List version (signing pending)manifest

About these sources

Canada's Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List, maintained by Global Affairs Canada — designations under the Special Economic Measures Act (country programs), the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Canada's Magnitsky law), and UN Act regulations.

What a match means: A match is a binding Canadian sanctions designation — dealings with the party are generally prohibited under Canadian law; treat as a direct compliance hit.

The EU's Financial Sanctions Files (FSF) — the European Commission's consolidated feed of every person, group and entity subject to an EU asset freeze under Council CFSP decisions and their implementing Regulations (Russia/Ukraine, terrorism, WMD proliferation, and more).

What a match means: A match is an EU sanctions designation — funds and economic resources generally cannot be made available to this party under EU law; treat as a direct compliance hit.

The UK Sanctions List (UKSL), published by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — since 28 January 2026 the single, current source for all UK sanctions designations (financial, immigration, trade and transport measures), superseding the older OFSI Consolidated List.

What a match means: A match is a current, binding UK sanctions designation — treat as a direct compliance hit and escalate immediately.

The UK's former OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets, maintained by HM Treasury. OFSI closed this list on 28 January 2026 — current UK sanctions designations now publish only to the FCDO UK Sanctions List (also in this catalog) — and it is retained here as a historical source.

What a match means: A match reflects a UK financial-sanctions designation recorded before the 28 Jan 2026 cutover; check whether the same party also appears on the current UK Sanctions List, and treat either appearance as a genuine UK sanctions hit, not a stale false positive.

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List — the United States' primary sanctions list, naming persons, companies, vessels and aircraft whose property is blocked under US sanctions authorities (IEEPA, TWEA, the Kingpin Act, Global Magnitsky, and program-specific executive orders).

What a match means: A match is a direct US sanctions hit — the named party is designated and, absent a license, US persons are generally barred from dealing with them; escalate immediately rather than clearing the alert yourself.

First observed ; last confirmed present in Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA) list version ca_dfatd_sema_sanctions@2026-06-12, observed .

This page reflects the official Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA), version ca_dfatd_sema_sanctions@2026-06-12, as observed on 2026-07-31. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.

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