Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions on Russian propagandists and judges: who is on the list
12 June 15:07
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree implementing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions against Russian media propagandists and judges.
This is stated in a report on the president’s website, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
The sanctions target individuals who participated in the criminal prosecution of Ukrainians and the dissemination of disinformation in favor of Russia.
List of sanctioned entities
The sanctions list includes 29 individuals and 17 legal entities. Sanctions were also imposed on judges involved in the criminal prosecution of Ukrainians on Russian territory and in the temporarily occupied Crimea. They also participated in the in absentia conviction of Ukrainian activists, journalists, and politicians.
Russian propaganda media outlets and their leaders who systematically spread lies and Russian propaganda.
These include:
- “Gazeta.ru”;
- “Lenta.ru”;
- “Utro.Ru”;
- “Tatmedia”;
- “FederalPress”;
- Union of Journalists of Russia.
In particular, those subject to restrictions include Nadezhda Plotnikova, editor-in-chief of the online magazine Global.City; Alsu Ismagilova, director of “Tatmedia”; Yulia Lozhechko, editor-in-chief of “Utro.Ru Yulia Lozhechko, head of the Tatar-Inform news agency Rinat Bilalov, editor of RIA FederalPress Natalia Oksak, and photojournalist and author of the exhibition “Crimea. Novorossiya. Russia” Sergey Vinyavsky.
One of the key figures is Moscow judge Timur Vakhrameev. He is known for his politically motivated rulings against Ukrainians, particularly civilians and fighters from volunteer units.
Vakhrameev facilitated the isolation of illegally detained Ukrainian journalists and was involved in the imprisonment of Viktoria Roshchina, who was tortured while in Russian captivity. Her death became known on October 10, 2024, when she was already on the exchange list. Viktoria’s body was returned to Ukraine only in February 2025, bearing numerous signs of torture.
Vladislav Vlasyuk, the President’s Advisor on Sanctions Policy, stated:
“We believe that all those involved in the persecution of Ukrainians and the dissemination of Russian propaganda must be held accountable for their actions. Ukrainian sanctions are just the beginning; further decisions will follow. We are grateful to human rights organizations for the information and assistance in documenting such cases.”
As a reminder, in May, after Viktor Orbán lost power in Hungary and the ability to block EU sanctions against Russia, Brussels decided not to delay imposing a visa ban and asset freeze on two high-ranking representatives of Putin’s regime.
The European Commission proposed including Patriarch Kirill and Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), in the 21st package of sanctions.
