London imposes sanctions against Kadyrov's mother

London has added Aimani, the mother of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation to its sanctions list. The updated list has been published on the British government's website.

The assets of those targeted in the UK are subject to freezing and those on the list are also banned from entering the country.

Explaining the reason for including Aimani Kadyrova on the list, the British government said she was an “engaged person” because she “is or was involved in the destabilisation of Ukraine” by supporting “the Russian government’s programme for the military-patriotic re-education of Ukrainian children” as president of the Akhmad Kadyrov Foundation.

In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Aimani Kadyrova the Order of Honor "for active public work." Commenting on the award, the HEAD of Chechnya recalled that the foundation she heads regularly sends humanitarian aid to the war zone.

That same year, the mother of the head of Chechnya was awarded the Order of Friendship of the DPR. In early August, she received the Order of Merit for the Kherson Region, 1st degree, from the region's governor, Vladimir Saldo.

In total, 11 individuals and legal entities were included in the sanctions list. In addition to Aimani Kadyrova and the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation, these are:

• Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Leila Fazleeva;
• DIRECTOR of the Federal Adolescent Center Valery Mayorov;
• Hero of RUSSIA, commander of the special police regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov, participant in the military operation Zamid Chalayev;

• Minister of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan Rinat Sadykov;

• Alexander Gurov ( the UK did not indicate his occupation );
• Head of the Kherson Humanitarian Headquarters “Children in Hands” Natalia Tishchenko;
• Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Protection of Children's Rights of the Ministry of Education Anastasia Akkuratova;
• All-Russian public-state movement "Movement of the First";
• All-Russian public movement "Volunteers of Victory";

Aimani Kadyrova has been under EU sanctions since June 2024. Kadyrov linked his mother's inclusion in the sanctions list to her active support for the military operation and called it a "gift." Moscow considers the sanctions illegal and demands that they be lifted.

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