Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban- Programme
- Syria
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7
- Stated grounds
- Executive Director (Chief of Staff) of the Wagner Group, which operates in Syria and trains and directs Syrian forces. The Wagner Group also supports the former al-Assad regime and fights alongside al-Assad-regime-affiliated militias and the Syrian army during the former al-Assad regime. Andrey Troshev is directly involved in the military operations of the Wagner Group in Syria. He was particularly involved in the area of Deir ez-Zor. As such, he provides a crucial contribution to Bashar al-Assad’s war effort and therefore supports and benefits from the former al-Assad regime.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026