Babakov Alexander Mikhailovich

1963-02-08

Chisinau, Moldova

Male

EU

Member and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma. Former member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. Former member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was a prominent member of the “United Russia” political party. He was re-elected to the State Duma in Sep 2021 for the “A Just Russia” party. He is a businessperson with heavy investments in Ukraine and in Crimea. On 20 Mar 2014, he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the ‘Republic of Crimea’ and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects – the ‘Republic of Crimea’ and the City of federal status of Sevastopol”. After the merger of the political parties “A Just Russia”, “For Truth” and “Patriots of Russia”, Babakov became the Secretary of the Presidium of the merged entity’s Central Council. As a Member of the State Duma, he ratified the government decisions on the ‘Treaties of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and between the Russian Federation and the “Luhansk People’s Republic”’. On 3 Oct 2022 he voted in favour of the bills on the ratification of treaties on accession of the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” and the Kherson and Zaporizhizhia regions to the Russian Federation. Thereby, he has actively supported actions and implemented policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

CH

Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8

2014-11-12

CH

Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72)

Switzerland country specific

Russia

Asset freeze, Travel ban, Trade sanctions, Financial restrictions, Transport restrictions, Other restrictions

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (SR 946.231.176.72). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.