Aleksandr Borodai is the self-declared “prime minister” of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” in Ukraine and has vowed to expel Ukraine’s army from his new domain and resist any bid to recapture the city. Borodai was in Crimea as an advisor to Sergei Aksyonov, the separatist prime minister who oversaw the territory’s purported annexation by Russia. Treasury designated Aksyonov pursuant to E.O. 13660 on March 17, 2014.
BORODAI, Aleksandr (a.k.a. BORODAI, Alexander); DOB 25 Jul 1972; nationality Russia (individual) [UKRAINE].