Kondrashov Andrey Olegovich

Russian Federation

1973-06-30

Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan

Male

EU

Former First Deputy Director General of All-Russia Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS

Andrey Kondrashov is the former First Deputy Director General of All-Russia Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), Russia’s largest media corporation. He is also the Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS. Before becoming First Deputy director of VGTRK, he worked as the press secretary of Putin’s campaign headquarters and authored “documentaries” like “Crimea. The Way Home” and “Putin”. He received the Order of Friendship award from President Putin for “high professionalism and objectivity in covering events in the Republic of Crimea” in May 2014. He has been in charge of the information policy of VGTRK and director of the Vesti – News programme. During Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, TV channels and other parts of the VGTRK holding have been among the most active and important instruments in spreading the Kremlin narrative and supporting the war with aggressive commentaries, undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity and supporting the illegal annexation of Crimea.

CH

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

Function: Former First Deputy Director General of All-Russia Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), Director General of the Russian News Agency TASS

2023-06-28

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.