Last Updated: October 13, 2026

Kress Viktor Melkhiorovich

Aliases

КРЕСС Виктор Мельхиорович

Nationality

Russian Federation

Date of birth

1948-11-16

Place of birth

Antropovo, Russian Federation

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Viktor Kress is a member of the Federation Council who on 4 Oct 2022 ratified the four treaties between the Russian Federation and the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Luhansk People’s Republic, the Zaporizhzhia region, and the Kherson region, and their admission to the Russian Federation. Therefore, he has supported and implemented actions and policies, which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Sender

Additional info

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

Date of listing

2022-12-21

Program information

Authority

Program

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

Regime

Switzerland country specific

Target State

Russia

Measures

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

Official Information

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.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/151/de

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