Korotchenko Igor Yurievich

Russian Federation

1960-02-15

Riga, Latvia

Male

EU

Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation; Editor-in-Chief of the National Defence magazine; Director of the Centre for Analysis of the World Arms Trade; Military expert; Military rank - Reserve Colonel.

Igor Korotchenko, the Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, is a regular contributor to the main Russian propaganda TV shows as a defence and foreign policy expert. Igor Korotchenko is known for his aggressive and derogatory statements against Ukraine territorial integrity and provokes military confrontation between the Russian Federation and the West, including Ukraine. On his social media platforms or in his TV shows he makes calls to “denazify” and demilitarise Ukraine as well as to unite Ukraine with Russia (“its historical fraternal union”), stating that Ukraine is part of the big “Russian world”. In an article published on 24 Feb 2022, Igor Korotchenko said that Russia’s task in Ukraine is to demilitarise Ukraine, explaining that Ukraine poses a threat to both its own population and the Russian Federation, as well as to the non-government- controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblast of Ukraine. The purpose of the operation according to Igor Korotchenko is to deprive the armed forces of Ukraine of the possibility of centralised command and control of troops, disable the Ukrainian military airfield network, and destroy air defence positions and operational-tactical missiles. He is therefore responsible for supporting actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

CH

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

Function: Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation; Editor-in-Chief of the National Defence magazine; Director of the Centre for Analysis of the World Arms Trade; Military expert; Military rank - Reserve Colonel.

2022-04-13

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.