{{Short description|Russian businessman and oligarch (born 1950)}} {{distinguish|text=the Russian pianist [[Nikolai Tokarev (pianist)|Nikolai Tokarev]]}} {{Infobox Officeholder | name = Nikolay Tokarev | image = Nikolay Tokarev (cropped) (2022-02-02).jpg | image_size = 270 | office = President of [[Transneft]] | term_start = 2007 | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Karaganda]], Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[United Russia]] | alma_mater = | profession = | signature = | native_name_lang = ru | native_name = {{nobold|Николай Токарев}} | caption = Tokarev in 2022 }} '''Nikolay Petrovich Tokarev''' ({{langx|ru|Николай Петрович Токарев}}; born 20 December 1950) is a Russian businessman and [[business oligarch|oligarch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/helsinki-commission-leaders-call-action-support|title=Helsinki Commission Leaders Call for Action to Support Navalny|date=23 April 2021}}</ref> He is the president of the Russian pipeline company [[Transneft]].<ref name=TransneftPresidnet>{{cite web |url=http://www.en.transneft.ru/about/management/president/ |title=Президент: Токарев Николай Петрович |trans-title=President: Tokarev Nikolay Petrovich |lang=ru |work=[[Transneft|«Транснефть»]] website |date= |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and KGB== In 1973, Tokarev graduated from [[:ru:Карагандинский государственный технический университет|Karaganda Polytechnic Institute]] (KarPI) ({{langx|ru|Карагандинский политехнический институт (КарПИ)}}) with a degree in Electrification and Automation of Mining Works.<ref name=TransneftPresidnet/><ref name=PalaceNavalny>{{cite web |url=https://palace.navalny.com/ |title=Дворец для Путина |trans-title=Palace for Putin |language=ru |work=palace.Navalny.com website |date= |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>
From 1978, Tokarev studied at the Moscow [[FSB Academy|Higher School of the KGB]] ({{langx|ru|Высшая школа КГБ}}) for two years while [[Sergei Naryshkin]] also studied in the French section at the Higher School of the KGB at the same time and Vladimir Putin, who was also at the Higher School of the KGB, lived across the corridor from Naryshkin at the same time.<ref name=Vedomosti11022013>{{cite news |last=Шлейнов |first=Роман (Shleynov, Roman) |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/library/articles/2013/02/11/revizor_iz_razvedochnoj_partii |title=Николай Токарев: путь от КГБ до «Транснефти»: В официальной биографии президента «Транснефти» Николая Токарева говорится, что после окончания института он работал в «геолого-разведочных партиях горнорудной промышленности». Это вызывает улыбку у его приятелей: Токарев из той же «разведочной партии», что и Владимир Путин, шутят они |trans-title=Nikolai Tokarev: the path from the KGB to Transneft: The official biography of the president of Transneft, Nikolai Tokarev, says that after graduating from the institute, he worked in "geological exploration parties of the mining industry." This brings a smile to his buddies: Tokarev is from the same “intelligence party” as Vladimir Putin, they joke. |language=ru |work=[[Vedomosti]] |date=11 February 2013 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=23 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823051758/https://www.vedomosti.ru/library/articles/2013/02/11/revizor_iz_razvedochnoj_partii}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vesti.ru/article/1447800 |title="Россия 1" показала уникальные кадры со спецназом СВР |trans-title="Russia 1" showed unique footage with SVR special forces |language=ru |work=[[:ru:Вести.ру|"Вести.Ру"]] (vesti.ru) |date=9 December 2018 |access-date=4 March 2022 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202225812/https://www.vesti.ru/article/1447800}}</ref>
With a phone number as ''Major Tokarew'' in the [[Stasi]] phone book listed as the same number as ''Hptm. Tschemesow'', he was a [[KGB]] officer in [[Dresden]], [[East Germany]], where he met and allied with KGB officers [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Sergey Chemezov]] who were living in [[Dresden]] under their KGB boss [[Lazar Matveev]].<ref name=PalaceNavalny/><ref name=NG18102007>{{cite news |last=Шлейнов |first=Роман (Shleynov, Roman) |url=https://novayagazeta.ru/data/2007/80/00.html |title=На прокачку: Руководители госкомпаний. Генеалогия |trans-title=For pumping: Heads of state companies. Genealogy |lang=ru |work=[[Novaya Gazeta|Новая газета]] |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-date=20 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020024932/https://novayagazeta.ru/data/2007/80/00.html}} [http://www.compromat.ru/page_21627.htm Alternate archive]</ref><ref name=Economist23082007>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/briefing/2007/08/23/the-making-of-a-neo-kgb-state |title=The making of a neo-KGB state|publisher=[[The Economist]] |date=23 August 2007 |access-date=11 February 2022 |location=[[Moscow]] |archive-date=23 June 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150623224722/http://www.economist.com/node/9682621 |url-status=live}}</ref> After Putin arrived at Dresden in 1985, Tokarev, who arrived at Dresden in 1983 two years before Putin, was a senior comrade to Putin and took him in under his wing.<ref name=Vedomosti11022013/><ref>{{cite news |last=Шлейнов |first=Роман (Shleynov, Roman) |url=http://2005.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2005/85n/n85n-s00.shtml |title=СЕМЬЯ√2 Кто унаследовал черное золото |trans-title=FAMILY√2 Who inherited the black gold |language=ru |work=[[Novaya Gazeta|НОВАЯ ГАЗЕТА]] |date=14 November 2005 |access-date=13 February 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217062707/http://2005.novayagazeta.ru/nomer/2005/85n/n85n-s00.shtml}} [http://www.compromat.ru/page_17710.htm Archived] at compromat.ru on 14 November 2005 as ''Тимченко, Группа Gunvor и Зарубежнефть в "докладе Волкера": Семья-2. Кто унаследовал черное золото'' (''Timchenko, Gunvor Group and Zarubezhneft in the "Volcker report": Family-2. Who inherited the black gold'').</ref> They became close friends.<ref name=Economist23082007/>
Between 1996 and 1999, Tokarev worked for the state Presidential Property Management Department where Putin's title was deputy chief in 1996 and 1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bachman |first=Jessica |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-sumit-tokarev-idUSTRE68D3VV20100914 |title=Transneft boss - from KGB to oil diplomat |work=[[Reuters]] |date=14 September 2010 |access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120710220245/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=13011175&ticker=TRNFP:RM Executive profile: Nikolai Tokarev]. [[BusinessWeek]].</ref>
==Oil businessman== [[File:Dmitry Medvedev 16 June 2008-2.jpg|thumb|Meeting with then Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] concerning the [[Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline]] on 16 June 2008]]
From 1999 to 2000, before heading [[Zarubezhneft]], he worked at Transneft in the department of the foreign economic block and foreign projects.<ref name=NG18102007/>
Tokarev has been president of Transneft since October 2007 and a member of the company's board of directors since June 2009.<ref name=RosneftBoard>{{cite web |url=http://www.rosneft.com/about/board/nikolay-tokarev/ |title=Nikolay Tokarev |work=[[Rosneft]] website |date=15 July 2011 |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205334/http://www.rosneft.com/about/board/nikolay-tokarev/}}</ref> From 2000 to 2007, he was president of the Russian oil company [[Zarubezhneft]].<ref name=NG18102007/><ref name=RosneftBoard/>
Tokarev has been board of directors of [[Rosneft]] since October 2009.<ref name=RosneftBoard/>
Under an agreement dated 26 May 2015, Tokarev through his TNT ({{langx|ru|АО «ТНТ»}}) and Transneft-SERVIS ({{langx|ru|ООО «ТРАНСНЕФТЬ - СЕРВИС»}}) pays more than a 100 million rubles a month "for rent of premises of non-residential objects" ({{langx|ru|ЗА АРЕНДУ ПОМЕЩЕНИЙ ОБЪЕКТОВ НЕЖИЛОГО}}) at [[Putin's palace]] at [[Gelendzhik]].<ref name=PalaceNavalny/>
== Sanctions == On 28 February 2022, in relation to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the European Union blacklisted Tokarev and had all his [[Asset freezing|assets frozen]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Valentina Pop |author2=Sam Fleming |author3=Max Seddon |title=EU freezes assets of Russia's leading oligarchs and allies of Putin |url=https://www.ft.com/content/85d76bd6-f585-4ac9-abae-b9abbf21e4bf |work=[[The Financial Times]] |date=28 February 2022}}</ref> On 3 March, the United States imposed similar sanctions on Tokarev, his wife and daughter.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Nick Wadhams |author2=Jennifer Jacobs |title=U.S. Sanctions Usmanov, Prigozhin, Tokarev, Other Russian Elites |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-03/u-s-readies-new-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-and-families |agency=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=3 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Treasury Sanctions Russians Bankrolling Putin and Russia-Backed Influence Actors |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0628 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-03-03 |title=FACT SHEET: The United States Continues to Target Russian Oligarchs Enabling Putin's War of Choice |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/03/fact-sheet-the-united-states-continues-to-target-russian-oligarchs-enabling-putins-war-of-choice/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> On 10 March, the British government imposed sanctions which involved freezing Nikolay's assets and a travel ban.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-10 |title=UK freezes assets of seven Russian oligarchs including Roman Abramovich |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/10/uk-freezes-assets-of-russian-oligarchs-including-roman-abramovich |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1150217/Russia.pdf |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>
He was sanctioned by New Zealand in relation to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Sanctions Regulations 2022 |url=https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2022/0074/latest/LMS659655.html |access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref>
==Personal== In 2002, the company Stroyvip, which has the same address as Promsvyazbank, became a shareholder of the former ''[[Pravda]]'' ({{langx|ru|«Правда»}}) now known as the largest publishing and printing complex "Press-1" ({{langx|ru|«Пресса-1»}}).<ref name=NG18102007/>
In 2004, his daughter Maya Bolotova ({{langx|ru|Майя Болотова}}), was associated with [[Promsvyazbank]] ({{langx|ru|Промсвязьбанк}}) firms Promsvyazavto ({{langx|ru|«Промсвязьавто»}}), Stroyvip ({{langx|ru|«Стройвип»}}), and Industry Import ({{langx|ru|«Индустрия импорт»}}) and are controlled by brothers [[:ru:Ананьев, Алексей Николаевич|Alexey Ananiev]] ({{langx|ru|Алексей Ананьев}}) and [[:ru:Ананьев, Дмитрий Николаевич|Dmitry Ananiev]] ({{langx|ru|Дмитрий Ананьев}}).<ref name="NG18102007" /> During her time with Promsvyazbank, the bank significantly increased its assets by sixfold between 2004 and 2007 and became one of the three systematically important banks in Russia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bankir.ru/novosti/20140205/bank-rossii-priznal-promsvyazbank-sistemno-znachimym-10066537/ |title=Банк России признал Промсвязьбанк системно значимым |trans-title=The Bank of Russia recognized Promsvyazbank as systemically important |lang=ru |work=bankir.ru |date=5 February 2013 |access-date=11 February 2022 |archive-date=19 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719174008/https://bankir.ru/novosti/20140205/bank-rossii-priznal-promsvyazbank-sistemno-znachimym-10066537/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2007, Tokarev's son in law Andrey Bolotov ({{langx|ru|Андрей Болотов}}; born 1973 or 1974) was closely associated with [[ITERA]] from 2001 to 2004 and since 2005 has headed the large clients' accounts at [[VTB Bank|Vneshtorgbank]] (VTB).<ref name="NG18102007" /> His sister Olga ({{langx|ru|Ольга}}) was closely associated with [[LUKOIL]] ({{langx|ru|ЛУКОЙЛ}}).<ref name="NG18102007" />
As of January 2017, Bolotova was a former owner of PharmEco ({{langx|ru|«ФармЭко»}}) and is a partner at [[Gelendzhik]] with [[Sergey Chemezov]]'s son Stanislav Chemezov ({{langx|ru|Станислав Чемезов}}) who owns a 25% stake, Vladimir Chernyshev ({{langx|ru|Владимир Чернышев}}) who was an advisor to [[Vladimir Yakunin]], and Vladimir Maishev ({{langx|ru|Владимир Майшев}}) who is a co-owner of the Independent Insurance Group ({{langx|ru|«Независимой страховой группы»}}) in the LLC Gelendzhik Resort Complex - Meridian ({{langx|ru|ООО «Геленджикский курортный комплекс – Меридиан»}}).<ref name="Vademacum17012017">{{cite news |last=НАПАЛКОВА |first=АНАСТАСИЯ (NAPALKOVA, ANASTASIA) |url=https://www.vademec.ru/news/2017/01/17/syn-chemezova-stal-sovladeltsem-pansionata-primore-v-gelendzhike/ |title=СЫН ЧЕМЕЗОВА СТАЛ СОВЛАДЕЛЬЦЕМ ПАНСИОНАТА «ПРИМОРЬЕ» В ГЕЛЕНДЖИК |trans-title=CHEMEZOV'S SON BECAME A CO-OWNER OF THE BOARDING HOUSE "PRIMORYE" IN GELENDZHIK |language=ru |work=Vademecum (vademec.ru) |date=17 January 2017 |access-date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320015858/https://www.vademec.ru/news/2017/01/17/syn-chemezova-stal-sovladeltsem-pansionata-primore-v-gelendzhike/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=ШАМАКИНА |first1=КСЕНИЯ (SHAMAKINA, KSENIA) |last2=НАПАЛКОВА |first2=АНАСТАСИЯ (NAPALKOVA, ANASTASIA) |url=https://vademec.ru/news/2016/10/24/sovladeltsem-farmeko-okazalsya-byvshiy-ministr-energetiki/ |title=СОВЛАДЕЛЬЦЕМ «ФАРМЭКО» ОКАЗАЛСЯ БЫВШИЙ МИНИСТР ЭНЕРГЕТИКИ |trans-title=THE FORMER MINISTER OF ENERGY TURNED OUT TO BE THE CO-OWNER OF PHARMECO |language=ru |work=Vademecum (vademec.ru) |date=24 October 2016 |access-date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320020651/https://vademec.ru/news/2016/10/24/sovladeltsem-farmeko-okazalsya-byvshiy-ministr-energetiki/}}</ref> Previously, Bolotova had owned MIK Rusinvest LLC ({{langx|ru|ООО «МИК «Русинвест»}}), which is a company that was owned by the family of Vladimir Artyakov, who is the first deputy of the Sergey Chemezov led [[Rostec]], and Stanislav Chemezov who formerly held a 48.5% stake.<ref name="Vademacum17012017" /> Bolotova and her husband are citizens of [[Cyprus]].<ref>{{cite news |last=ШЛЕЙНОВ |first=РОМАН |url=https://istories.media/investigations/2021/10/03/vzlet--cherez-trubu/ |title=ВЗЛЕТ ЧЕРЕЗ ТРУБУ |trans-title=Takeoff Through the Pipe |language=ru |work=ISTORIES |date=3 November 2021 |access-date=19 March 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320023808/https://istories.media/investigations/2021/10/03/vzlet--cherez-trubu/}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://cdn.occrp.org/projects/russian-asset-tracker/en/person/9/nikolay-tokarev/ Tokarev's profile and assets on Russian Asset Tracker]
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