Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department added three individuals to its list of
Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) connected with the white





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U.S. Designates Three Connected To The Russian Imperial Movement



(New York, N.Y.) — Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department added three
individuals to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs)
connected with the white supremacistRussian Imperial Movement
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RIM and its leadership were first designated by the U.S. Department of State in
March 2020. Concurrent to the Treasury action, the State Department also listed
Swedish nationalAnton Thulin
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significant risk of committing acts of terrorism.



Thulin was a former member of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement
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and later “received paramilitary training from RIM, including in bomb-making”
at a RIM training course known as “Partizan” in 2016. The courses are
reportedly led by ex-Russian military members, who conduct trainings on
marksmanship, combat medicine, and small group tactics such as assaulting and
clearing buildings. In January 2017, Thulin was involved in a failed bombing at
a Swedish refugee residential center in Gothenburg. Thulin was later sentenced
to 22 months imprisonment for his role in the plot. Following his release,
Thulin sought additional paramilitary training in Poland, however, he was
deported back to Sweden after Polish security officials considered him to pose
a security risk to the country.



Along with Thulin, Stanislav Shevchuk
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were designated for their roles in RIM. Shevchuk served as a representative for
the group, traveling to the United States and across Europe to establish
connections between RIM and other far-right extremist and nationalist groups.
Zhuchkovsky reportedly raised funds and recruited for the group via social
media. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Zhuchkovsky
continued to raise funds that reportedly purchased military equipment and
supplies for Russian fighters in the Donbas region.



Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan
Sales <[link removed]>, now a
member of the Counter Extremism Project’s (CEP) Advisory Board, recalled that
“the 2020 designation of RIM and three of its leaders illustrated the serious
threat posed by white supremacist terrorism around the globe, and today, the
new designations reflect that continued threat. The U.S. is sending an
unmistakable message that it will not hesitate to use its sanctions authority
against any terrorist group or individual, regardless of ideology, that
threatens our citizens and our allies.”



RIM is a fascist group based in St. Petersburg, Russia, that seeks to create a
“mono-ethnic state” led by a “Russian autocratic monarchy.” Although the group
is not sponsored by the Russian state, RIM has allegedly recruited and trained
Russian fighters for Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The organization’s
militant branch, the Imperial Legion, has also reportedly sent fighters to
conflict zones in Syria and Libya.



To read the CEP’s resource Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), please click here
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To read CEP’s resource Anton Thulin, please click here
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To read CEP’s resource Stanislav Shevchuk, please click here
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To reach CEP’s resource Alexander Zhuchkovsky, please click here
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