Czech government sanctions Russian national over ‘shadow fleet’ links

The government has added Russian national Konstantin Rogač to the Czech national sanctions list, Foreign Minister Petr Macinka announced after Monday’s cabinet meeting.

According to Minister Macinka, Rogač holds a long-term residence permit in the Czech Republic and has been involved over the past three years in arranging insurance for oil tankers operating within Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.” The fleet, used to transport Russian oil, is already subject to EU sanctions.

The Czech Republic will push for Konstantin Rogač to be placed on the EU sanctions list as well.

The Czech national sanctions list was created on the basis of the Czech Magnitsky Act approved by Parliament in 2022. It allows the government to impose sanctions on foreign entities violating human rights, supporting terrorism, or committing cybercrimes. The sanctions include asset-freezing and a ban on entering the country.