- Programme
- Situation in Ukraine
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), Art. 15 para. 1 and 4 (Financial sanctions) and art. 29 para. 1 (Travel ban), annexe 8
- Stated grounds
- Evgenyi Bekasov is the Editor-in-chief of Rossiya 24, major Russian TV channel which is part of VGTRK (All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company), a media holding owned and controlled by the Russian Federation. Rossiya 24 amplifies and supports the policies of the Russian authorities through its propaganda activities. During the war of aggression against Ukraine, Rossiya 24 has been among the most active and important instruments in spreading the Kremlin narrative supporting the war with aggressive commentaries and undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity, supporting the illegal annexation of Crimea, and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. As an editor-in-chief of Rossiya 24, he has a direct influence on the way the media outlet reports about the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and about actions taken by the Russian government. He is therefore supporting actions and policies which undermine and threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026