Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Andrey Georgievich BYSTRITSKYI
Aliases
Андрей Георгиевич БЫСТРИЦКИЙ
Position
Andrei Bystritskyi’s leadership in Valdai and his media/academic background suggest he actively supports and disseminates the official Russian narrative regarding international relations, media control and Russia’s role in global affairs. The Valdai Club is used as a tool of Russian public diplomacy and soft power; by managing this body, Bystritsky...
DoB
1960-07-21
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202502568
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2025-12-15)
Date of listing
2025-12-15
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of Russia's destabilising activities
Regime
EU country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643.
Official Information
In several of its Conclusions in 2022 and 2023 the Council strongly condemned Russian hybrid attacks threatening democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union, its Member States and its partners, in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. In view of Russia’s continued hybrid campaign operations on European soil ...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202402643